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CHWEE TECK LIM （林水德）PhD
NUS Society (NUSS) Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering & Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Acting Director, Biomedical Institute for Globabl Health
Research and Technology (BIGHEART)
Founding Principal Investigator, Mechanobiology Institute
Principal Investigator, Centre for Advanced 2D Materials &
Graphene Research Centre
Faculty Fellow, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research &
Technology (SMART)
National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1.
Singapore 117575
Tel: (65) 6516 7801 Fax: (65) 6779 1459 Email:
EDUCATION BEng (First Class Honours), National University of Singapore
PhD, University of Cambridge, UK
SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS HFSP Award 2018
Most Innovative Award, Engineering Medical Innovation Summit, Taipei, Taiwan, 2017
Second Prize, HIT (Health.Innovation.Technology) Challenge 2017
Winner, IDTechEx Launchpad, Berlin, Germany, 2017
NUSS Professorship, 2017 - present
International Precision Medicine Center Conference Prize 2017
Winner, Modern Aging Singapore 2016
ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award 2016
14 Inspiring Innovators from Asia, Asian Scientist, 2016
Elected Fellow, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2016 - present
Outstanding Poster Award, Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting on Mechanobiology of
Disease, 2016.
JT Award, TechPlanter Singapore 2016
IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2016
Seven Singaporean Scientists to Watch, Asian Scientist, 2016
Asian Scientist 100, 2016
Elected Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2016 - present
Elected Fellow, Academy of Engineering, Singapore, 2015 - present
Vladimir K. Zworykin Award (IFMBE), International Federation for Medical & Biological
Engineering, 2015
Best Poster Award, 7th WACBE World Congress on Bioengineering, 2015
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Shinshu University, Japan, 2014 – 2015
Guest Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2014 – 2017
First Prize, IFMBE Asian Pacific medical Device Design Competition, 2014
TIE50 Award, TIEcon 2014
Outstanding Researcher Award, NUS University Awards 2014
Outstanding NUS Innovator, Innovation & Enterprise Awards 2014
Provost’s Chair Professorship 2014-2016
APSselect Paper (American Journal of Physiology – Cell Physiology), April 2014
Singapore Business Review Hottest Startups to Watch in 2014
Gold, Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Awards 2012
Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Audience Choice Awards 2012
Credit Suisse Technopreneur of the Year Award 2012
TechVenture Most Disruptive Technology Award 2012
First Prize, Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2012
Promising NUS Start-Up, Innovation & Enterprise Awards 2012
HFSP Award 2012
NGS Excellent Mentor Award 2011/2012
President’s Technology Award 2011
Elected Council Member, World Council of Biomechanics 2010 - 2022
Faculty Research Award 2010
Most Cited Article, Acta Biomaterialia, 2006 – 2010
IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2010
NRF Technology Incubation Scheme Award 2009
First Prize, International Scanning Probe Microscopy Image Contest 2009
Best Oral Presentation, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies 2009
Honorable Mention Award, ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference 2009
Tan Kah Kee Inventor’s Award (Merit) 2009
Most Cited Author 2005-2008, Acta Biomaterialia
Best Poster Award, NUS GPBE-Tohoku University conference 2008
Young Investigator Award (First Prize), International Conference on Biomedical Engineering
2008
Cover Story-R&D at the nano scale, Pharma Focus Asia Magazine, Iss 7, 2008
Best Poster Award, 3rd MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials 2008
Best Poster Award, Office of Life Science Conference 2007
Best Basic Science Paper Award, Annual Congress of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association
2007
Research cited by MIT Technology Review as one of the top ten emerging technologies of 2006
Meeting Graduate Student Award (Gold), MRS Fall Meeting 2005
Outstanding Paper Award, MRS Fall Meeting 2004
MRS-S National Conference, Best Poster Award, 2004
Excellent Paper Award, 2nd World Congress of Chinese Biomedical Engineers 2004
Faculty Teaching Commendation Award, 2003-2006
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2002
SOME MAJOR APPOINTMENTS Overseas Academic Advisor, Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (2017 – 2021)
University Scholars Programme Fellow, NUS (2015 – 2017)
Founding Member and Head (Group for 2D Devices), Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, NUS
(2014 – present)
Deputy Head (Administration & Exteranl Relations) (2013 - present)
Deputy Director, NUS Life Sciences Institute (2006 - 2009)
Fellow, NUS Graduate School for Integrative Science and Engineering (2003 - present)
Faculty Associate, Institute of Microelectronics (2002 - present)
Assistant Dean, Faculty of Engineering, NUS (2000 - 2003)
Programme Manager & Founding Member, Division of Bioengineering, NUS (2000 - 2004)
Coordinator & Founding Member, NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (2001 - 2003)
Lab Head, Nano Biomechanics Lab, Division of Bioengineering (2001 - present)
Ministry of Education Life Sciences Guidebook Committee (2001)
Ministry of Education National Science Curriculum Review Committee (1998 - 1999)
EDITORIAL BOARDS Editorial Board Member, NPG Asia Materials
Editorial Board Member, ACS Sensors
Editorial Board Member, Convergent Science Physical Oncology
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Convergence in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology
(2018 onwards)
Editorial Advisory Board Member, APL Bioengineering
Advisory Board Member, Lab on a Chip
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Micromechanics & Molecular Physics
Associate Editor, Microsystems & Nanoengineering (Nature Publishing Group)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering
Editorial Board Member, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Biomicrofluidics
Editorial Board Member, Extreme Mechanics Letters
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Editorial Board Member, Acta Mechanica Sinica
Editorial Board 'Collection Bioengineering and Health Science', ISTE and Wiley Editions
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Open Access Books in Biology
International Advisory Board, Experimental Mechanics
Editorial Board Member, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters
Editorial Board Member, BioNanoScience
Editorial Board Member, Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biorheology
Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Royal Society - Interface
Associate Editor, Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering
Associate Editor, Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics
Member of the Editorial Board, Mechanics & Chemistry of Biosystems (2005)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Nanoscience
RESEARCH INTERESTS · Cell and molecular mechanobiology of human diseases
· Micro & nanofabricated technologies for biomedical applications
· 2D materials for biomedical applications
SELECTED PLENARY/KEYNOTE/INVITED LECTURES (OVER 300)
2018
1. Lim, C T, Dept of Bio and Brain Engineering Seminar, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, 2018.
2. Lim, C T, 10th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems, Busan, Korea, 2018.
3. Lim, C T, 2nd International Conference of Microfluidics, Nanofluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip, Beijing,
China, 2018.
4. Lim, C T, 2nd International Conference on French-Singaporean Collaborations in Research &
Education, Paris, France, 2018.
5. Lim, C T, Department of Applied Chemistry Seminar, University of Tokyo, 2018.
6. Lim, C T, Universal Biology Institute Seminar, University of Tokyo, 2018.
7. Lim, C T, Microfluidics for Hematology, Boston, USA, 2018.
2017
1. Lim, C T, Lab-on-a-Chip, Microfluidics and Biosensors Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, 2017.
2. Lim, C T, NUS-Cambridge Joint Research Symposium on Oncology, Singapore, 2017.
3. Lim, C T, 9th International Symposium on Natural Sciences, Incheon, South Korea, 2017.
4. Lim, C T, Soft Matter Forum – Mesoscale Assembly, Bioinspired Materials, Flexible Devices,
Xiamen, China, 2017.
5. Lim, C T, 21st International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
(MicroTAS) Conference, Savannah, USA, 2017.
6. Lim, C T, 2nd Yangtze River Delta International Symposium on Mechanobiology, Shanghai, China,
2017.
7. Lim, C T, Department of Bioengineering Special Seminar, UC San Diego, USA, 2017.
8. Lim, C T, Illumina Seminar, San Diego, USA, 2017.
9. Lim, C T, 76th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Cancer Association, Yokoyama, Japan, 2017.
10. Lim, C T, ChinaNANO – 7th International Symposium on Nanoscience & Technology, Beijing,
China, 2017.
11. Lim, C T, 8th WACBE World Congress on Bioengineering, Hong Kong, China, 2017.
(plenary)
12. Lim, C T, XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brisbane, Australia,
2017. (keynote)
13. Lim, C T, SFB 1129 International Symposium on Integrative Analysis of Pathogen
Replication and Spread, Heidelberg, Germany, 2017.
14. Lim, C T, BIGHEART Symposium, NUS, Singapore, 2017.
15. Lim, C T, Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, Southern University of
Science and Technology, China, 2017.
16. Lim, C T, Mitsui Chemicals Seminar, Japan, 2017.
17. Lim, C T, Seminar on Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Osaka University, Osaka,
Japan, 2017.
18. Lim, C T, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, 2017.
19. Lim, C T, Institute of Microelectronics Seminar, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2017.
20. Lim, C T, School of Aerospace Engineering Seminar, Beijing Institute of Technology,
Beijing, China, 2017.
21. Lim, C T, 1st NYU Biomedical and Biosystems Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2017.
22. Lim, C T, SDO Talk, SIMTech, Singapore, 2017.
23. Lim, C T, IPGG by Connection Seminar, Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Paris, France,
2017.
24. Lim, C T, GRAPHENE, Barcelona, Spain, 2017.
25. Lim, C T, Circulating Biomarkers World Congress, Boston, USA, 2017.
26. Lim, C T, BMES Conference on Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Hawaii, USA,
2017.
27. Lim, C T, Smart City X Medical and Healthy Life Hackathon 2017, Tainan, Taiwan, 2017.
28. Lim, C T, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering Seminar, Seoul University, Seoul,
Korea, 2017.
29. Lim, C T, 3rd SPIE's International Conference on Nano-Bio Sensing, Imaging &
Spectroscopy, Jeju, Korea, 2017.
2016
30. Lim, C T, RBS International Workshop on Biocompatible Nanomaterials and Nanodevices
for Bio-Medical Applications, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2016.
31. Kenry & Lim, C T, 9th Singapore International Chemistry Conference, Singapore, 2016.
32. Yeo, J C & C T Lim, 16th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Singapore,
2016.
33. Lim, C T, International Mechanical Engineering & Exposition, Phoenix, USA, 2016.
34. Lim, C T, IEEE Sensors, Orlando, USA, 2016.
35. Lim, C T, Diagnostics Summit, Singapore, 2016.
36. Lim, C T, 4th Annual Single Cell Analysis Asia Congress, Singapore, 2016.
37. Lim, C T, 8th Models of Physiology and Disease Symposium, Singapore, 2016.
38. Lim, C T, Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting on Mechanobiology of Disease, Singapore,
2016
39. Lim, C T, NUS Greater Good Series: Engineering the Future, Singapore, 2016.
40. Lim, C T, Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering Research Seminar, Hong
Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2016.
41. Lim, C T, Engineering Medical Innovation Summit: Medicine for the Future, Hong Kong,
2016.
42. Lim, C T, CSI-NCIS Lung Cancer Symposium, Singapore, 2016.
43. Lim, C T, Australian Red Cross Blood Service Seminar, Brisbane, Australia, 2016.
44. Lim, C T, 5th International Symposium on Graphene Devices, Brisbane, Australia, 2016.
45. Lim, C T, 2nd Cancer Markers & Liquid Biopsies, Boston, USA, 2016.
46. Lim, C T, Workshop on Soft Wearable Robotics, 6th IEEE RAS & EMBS International
Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Singapore, 2016.
47. Lim, C T, Research, Innovation and Leadership at the Crossroads of Science Conference,
Engineering and Medicine, Madrid, Spain, 2016.
48. Lim, C T, 8th International Symposium on Microchemistry and Microsystems, Hong Kong,
China, 2016. (Plenary)
49. Lim, C T, International Workshop on Molecular, Cell and Tissue Mechanobiology, Beijing,
China, 2016.
50. Lim, C T, Department of Precision Instrument Seminar, Tsinghua University, Beijing,
China, 2016.
51. Lim, C T, School of Medicine Seminar, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016.
52. Lim, C T, W C Lee, Kenry, K P Loh, Graphene, Genova, Italy, 2016.
53. Lim, C T, Exosomes and Liquid Biopsies Asia, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016.
54. Lim, C T, Department of Materials Science Seminar, National Tsinghua University,
Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2016.
55. Lim, C T, International Symposium on Cell Physiology and Aging Research, Kaohsiung
Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2016.
56. Lim, C T, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Seminar,
University of Washington in St Louis, USA, 2016.
57. Lim, C T, IFOM Seminar, Milan, Italy, 2016.
58. Lim, C T, Circulating Biomarkers World Congress, Boston, USA, 2016.
59. Lim, C T, Single Molecule and Single Cell Analysis, Madrid, Spain, 2016.
60. Lim, C T, US-Singapore Bilateral Workshop on Nanomanufacturing, A*STAR, Singapore,
2016.
61. Lim, C T, Dept of Mechanical Engineering & Medical Engineering Programme Seminar,
Hong Kong University Hong Kong, 2016.
62. Lim, C T, Division of Biomedical Engineering Guest Seminar, HKUST, Hong Kong, 2016.
63. Lim, C T, International Seminar on Medi-Engineering, DYPIET, Pune, India, 2016.
(Keynote)
64. Lim, C T, Lu Jiaxi Lectureship, Xiamen University, China, 2016.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Co-founder – Flexosense Pte Ltd
Co-founder - Robust Dynamics Pte Ltd
Co-Founder & Advisor - Clearbridge Biomedics Pte Ltd
Co-Founder - Clearbridge Nanomedics Pte Ltd
Founding Affiliated Partner - Clearbridge Accelerator
Co-Founder - Clearbridge mFluidics Pte Ltd
PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH OUTPUT Published over 360 peer reviewed journal articles (including 57 invited and review articles), over
350 plenary/keynote/invited lectures, 29 book chapters & 5 startups. (Citation count > 30,000, h-
index = 85 (Google Scholar Citations))
INVITED/REVIEW JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. Chaudhuri, P K, B C Low, C T Lim, Mechanobiology of Tumor Growth, Chemical Reviews, 2018.
(in press)
2. Saw, T B, W Xi, B Ladoux, C T Lim. Biological tissues as active nematic liquid crystals, Advanced
Materials, 2018 (in press)
3. Kenry, C L Wong, K P Loh, C T Lim, When stem cells meet graphene: Opportunities and challenges
in regenerative medicine, Biomaterials, 2017. (in press)
4. Syn, N L, L Wang, E K H Chow, C T Lim, B C Goh, Exosomes in Cancer Nanomedicine and
Immunotherapy: Prospects and Challenges, Trends in Biotechnology, 2017. (in press)
5. Kenry, C T Lim, Beyond the Current State the Syntheses and Applications of Nanofiber Technology,
Progress in Polymer Science, 2017. (in press)
6. Kenry, C T Lim, Biocompatibility and Nanotoxicity of Layered Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials,
ChemNanoMat, 2017. (in press)
7. Gao, D, W Ding, M Nieto-Vesperinas, X Ding, M Rahman, T Zhang, C T Lim, C-W Qiu, Optical
Manipulation from Microscale to Nanoscale: Fundamentals, Advances, and Prospects, Light: Science
& Applications, 2017. (in press)
8. Yeo, J C, Kenry, C T Lim, Emergence of the microfluidic wearable technologies, Lab on a Chip,
2016. (in press)
9. Li, B L, J Wang, H L Zou, S Garaj, C T Lim, J Xie, N B Li, D T Leong, Sensing with Low-
Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanostructures, Advanced Functional Materials, 2016.
(in press)
10. Kenry, J C Yeo, C T Lim, Emerging flexible and wearable physical sensing platforms for healthcare
and biomedical applications, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2016. (in press)
11. Kurniawan, N A, P K Chaudhuri, C T Lim, Mechanobiology of cell migration in the context of
dynamic two-way cell-matrix interactions, Journal of Biomechanics, 49, 8, 1355–1368, 2016.
12. Gupta, M, B Doss, C T Lim, R Voituriez, B Ladoux, Single cell rigidity sensing: a complex
relationship between focal adhesion dynamics and large-scale actin remodelling, Cell Adhesion and
Migration, 2016. (in press)
13. Ye, T, N Phan-Thien, C T Lim, Particle-Based Simulations of Red Blood Cells – A Review, Journal
of Biomechanics, 2016. (in press)
14. Tay, A, S R Yazdi, A Pavesi, C T Lim, M E Warkiani, Advances in microfluidics in combating
infectious diseases, Biotechnology Advances, 34, 4, 404-21, 2016.
15. Khoo, B L, P K Chaudhuri, N Ramalingam, D S W Tan, C T Lim*, M E Warkiani*, Single-cell
profiling approaches to probing tumor heterogeneity, International Journal of Cancer, 139, 2, 243-55,
2016.
16. Chaudhuri, PK, ME Warkiani, TY Jing, Kenry, CT Lim, Microfluidics for Research and Applications
in Oncology, Analyst, 141, 504-524, 2016.
17. Doostmohammadi, A, S. P. Thampi, T. B. Saw, C. T. Lim, B. Ladoux, J. M. Yeomans, Cell division:
a source of active stress in cellular monolayers, Soft Matter, Celebrating Soft Matter's 10th
Anniversary issue, 11, 7328-7336, 2015.
18. Ravasio, A, A P Le, T B Saw, V Tarle, H T Ong, C Bertocchi, R-M Mège, C T Lim, N Gov, B
Ladoux, Regulation of epithelial cell organization by tuning cell-substrate adhesion, Integrative
Biology, 7, 10, 1228-41, 2015.
19. Li, Y Q, B K Chandran, C T Lim*, X D Chen*, Rational Design of Materials Interface for Efficient
Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells, Advanced Science, 2, 11, 1500118, 2015. (highlighted in
MaterialsViews, 17, Nov 2015)
20. Nematbakhsh, Y, C T Lim, Cell Biomechanics and its Applications in Human Disease Diagnosis,
Acta Mechanica Sinica, 31, 2 (2015):268-273.
21. Saw, T H, S Jain, B Ladoux, C T Lim, Mechanobiology of collective cell migration, Cellular &
Molecular Bioengineering, 8, 1 (2015):3-13.
22. Lim C T, D S B Hoon, Circulating Tumor Cells: Cancer’s deadly couriers, Physics Today, 67, 2
(2014): 26-30.
23. Majid EW, BL Khoo, AAS Bhagat, JY Han, CT Lim, HQ Gong, AG Fane, Isopore micro/nano
engineered membranes– A review, ACS Nano, 7, 3, 1882-1904, 2013.
24. Vedula, S R K, A Ravasio, C T Lim, B Ladoux, Collective Cell Migration: A mechanistic
perspective, Physiology, 28, 6 (2013): 370-379.
25. Thiery, J P, C T Lim, Tumor dissemination: An EMT affair, Cancer Cell, 23, 3 (2013): 272-273.
26. Kenry, C T Lim, Synthesis, optical properties, and chemical-biological sensing applications of one-
dimensional inorganic semiconductor nanowires, Progress in Materials Science, 58, 5 (2013): 705-
748.
27. Zhong, S P, Y Z Zhang, C T Lim, Fabrication of large pores in electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for
cellular infiltration: A review, Tissue Engineering Part B, 18, 2 (2012): 77-87.
28. Hou, H W, W C Lee, M C Leong, S Soman, S R K Vedula, C T Lim, Microfluidics for Applications
in Cell Mechanics and Mechanobiology, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 4, 4 (2011): 591-
602.
29. Long, M, M Sato, C T Lim, J Wu, T Adachi, Y Inoue, Advances in Experiments and Modeling in
Micro- and Nano-Biomechanics - A Mini Review, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 4, 3
(2011): 327-339.
30. Hou, H W, A A S Bhagat, W C Lee, S Huang, J Y Han, C T Lim, Microfluidic Devices for Blood
Fractionation, Micromachines, 2 (2011): 319-343.
31. Bhagat, A A S, H W Hou, L D Li, C T Lim, J Han, Pinched flow coupled shear modulated inertial
microfluidics with application towards high throughput circulating tumor cell separation, Special
Issue, Lab-on-a-Chip, 11 (2011): 1870-1878.
32. Lim, C T, A Li. Mechanopathology of red blood cell diseases – Why mechanics matters, Theoretical
& Applied Mechanics Letters, 1, 1 (2011):1-6.
33. Varghese, B, C H Sow, C T Lim. Mechanical Properties of 1D Metal Oxide Nanostructures. Special
issue on “Nanomechanical Testing”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2, 4 (2010): 268-281.
34. Unnikrishnan, G U, V U Unnikrishnan, J N Reddy, C T Lim. Review on the constitutive models of
tumor tissues for computational analysis, Applied Mechanics Reviews, 63, 4 (2010): 040801-040807.
35. Zhong, S P, Y Z Zhang, C T Lim. Tissue scaffolds for skin wound healing and dermal reconstruction.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, 2, 5 (2010): 510-525.
36. Lim, C T, J Y Han, J Guck, H Espinosa. Editorial - Special Issue on “Micro and nanotechnology for
biological and biomedical applications”, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 48, 10
(2010): 941–943.
37. Bhagat, A A S, H Bow, H W Hou, S J Tan, J Y Han, C T Lim. Microfluidics for cell separation,
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 48, 10 (2010): 999-1014.
38. Fu HX, Chen H, Yan J, Lim CT, Salt Solution Effects on Overstretching Transitions of DNA
Molecules, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7, 1272–1278, 2010.
39. Diez-Silva, M, M Dao, J Y Han, C T Lim, S Suresh. Shape and Biomechanical Characteristics of
Human Red Blood Cells in Health and Disease, MRS Bulletin, 35, 5 (2010): 337–408. (appeared on
MRS Bulletin Cover)
40. Lim, C T, A Bershadsky, M P Sheetz. Introduction – Mechanobiology, J Roy Soc – Interface, 7
(2010): S291-S293. (appeared on journal cover)
41. Wong, S Y, K H Chiam, C T Lim, P Matsudaira. Computational Model of Cell Positioning, Directed
and Collective Migration in the Intestinal Crypt Epithelium, J Roy Soc – Interface, 7 (2010): S351-
S363.
42. Vedula, S R K, E Mendoz, W Sun, T S Lim, A Li, Q S Li, C T Lim. Human cell as a structure and
machine – An engineering perspective, IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering, 2, 2
(2009): 153-160.
43. Dai, L, V B C Tan, C H Sow, C T Lim. Atomistic Simulations of Inorganic Nanowires, Journal of
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 9, 5 (2009): 2795-812.
44. Vedula, S R K, T S Lim, W Hunziker, C T Lim. Mechanistic Insights into Physiological Functions of
Cell Adhesion Proteins Using Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy, Molecular & Cellular
Biomechanics, 5, 3 (2008): 169-82.
45. Zhang, Y Z, C T Lim. The development of biocomposite nanofibers for tissue scaffolding
applications, JOM, 60, 6 (2008): 45-48.
46. Lee, G Y H, C T Lim. Nanotechnology and human diseases, COSMOS, 3, 1 (2007): 89-101.
47. Zhang, Y Z, B Su, J Venugopal, S Ramakrishna, C T Lim. Biomimetic and Bioactive Nanofibrous
Scaffolds from Electrospun Composite Nanofibers, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2, 4
(2007): 623-638.
48. Lee, G Y H, C T Lim. Biomechanics approaches to studying human diseases, Trends in
Biotechnology, 25, 3 (2007): 111-118.
49. Lim, C T. Single cell mechanics study of the human disease malaria, Journal of Biomechanical
Science & Engineering, 1, 1 (2006): 82-92.
50. Lim, C T, E H Zhou, A Li, S R K Vedula, H X Fu. Experimental techniques for single cell and single
molecule biomechanics, Materials Science and Engineering C: Biomimetic and Supramolecular
Systems, 26, 8 (2006): 1278-1288.
51. Hairul Nizam, B R, C T Lim. Nanoindentation of teeth - A review. Journal of Experimental
Mechanics, 21, 1 (2006): 35-50.
52. Tan, E P S, C T Lim. Nanomechanical characterization of nanofibers – A review. Composite Science
& Technology, 66, 9 (2006): 1099-1108.
53. Lim, C T, E H Zhou, S T Quek. Mechanical models for living cells – A review, Journal of
Biomechanics, 39 (2006): 195-216.
54. Vedula, S R K, T S Lim, P J Kausalya, W Hunziker, G Rajagopal, C T Lim. Biophysical approaches
for studying the integrity and function of tight junctions, Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, 2, 3
(2005): 105-124.
55. Zhang, Y Z, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, Z M Huang. Recent development of polymer nanofibers for
biomedical and biotechnological applications. Journal of Materials Science - Materials in Medicine,
16, 10 (2005): 933-946.
56. Suresh, S, J Spatz, J P Mills, A Micoulet, M Dao, C T Lim, M Beil, T Seufferlein. Connections
between disease states and single-cell mechanical response: human pancreatic cancer and malaria,
Acta Biomaterialia, 1 (2005): 15–30.
57. Chong, E J, C T Lim, I J Lim, T T Phan. Application of Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Tissue
Engineering in Cosmetic Medicine, Kosmetische Medizin, 5/6 (2005): 212-216.
PEER REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
58. Sun, S Y, J T Kaelber, M Chen, X Dong, Y Nematbakhsh, J Shi, M Dougherty, C T Lim, Lim, S B, S
J Tan, W T Lim, C T Lim, An integrative pipeline for clinical model development using a meta-
dataset, Scientific Data, 2018. (in press)
59. M F Schmid, W Chiu, C Y He, Flagellum couples cell shape to motility in Trypanosoma brucei,
PNAS, 201722618, 2018.
60. Wang, C, J C Yeo, H Chu, C T Lim, Y X Guo, A Novel Approach for Polarization-Reconfigurable
Antenna Design using Liquid Metal with Improved Radiation Efficiency, IEEE Antennas and
Wireless Propagation Letters, 2018. (in press)
61. Valiyaveedu, S K, S Sreejith, S Han, A Mishra, X X Chen, H D Sun, C T Lim, R Singh, Biosensing
with the singular phase of an ultrathin metal-dielectric nanophotonic cavity, Nature Communications,
9, 369, 2018.
62. Jia, Z, H Zhang, C N Ong, A Patra , Y H Lu, C T Lim , T Venkatesan, Detection of Lung Cancer:
Concomitant Volatile Organic Compounds and Metabolomic Profiling of Six Cancer Cell Lines of
Different Histological Origins, ACS Omega 3, 5, 5131-5140, 2018.
63. Yu, L T, J C Yeo, R H Soon, T Yeo, H H Lee, C T Lim, Highly stretchable, weavable and washable
piezoresistive microfiber sensor ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 15, 12773-12780, 2018.
64. Yeo, J C, Kenry, Z H Zhao, P Zhang, Z P Wang, C T Lim, Label-free extraction of extracellular
vesicles using centrifugal microfluidics, Biomicrofluidics, 12, 024103, 2018.
65. Yin, L, Y N Wu, Z Yang, V Denslin, X Ren, C A Tee, Z X Lai, C T Lim, J Y Han, E H Lee,
Characterization and application of size-sorted zonal chondrocytes for articular cartilage regeneration,
Biomaterials, 165, 66-78, 2018.
66. Ye, T, H Shi, N Phan-Thien, C T Lim, Y Li, Relationship between transit time and mechanical
properties of a cell through a stenosed microchannel, Soft matter, 4, 14, 533-545, 2018.
67. Seddiki, R, G H N S Narayana, P-O Strale , H E Balcioglu, G Peyret, M X Yao, A P Le, C T Lim, J
Yan, B Ladoux, R M Mège, Force-dependent binding of vinculin to α-catenin regulates cell-cell
contacts stability and collective cell behaviour, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 29, 4, 377-522, 2018.
68. Khoo, B L, G Grenci, Y B Lim, S C Lee, J Y Han, C T Lim, Expansion of patient-derived circulating
tumor cells from liquid biopsies using the CTC Cluster microfluidic device, Nature Protocols, 3, 1,
34-58, 2018.
69. Geldert, A, Kenry, C T Lim, Paper-based MoS2 nanosheet-mediated FRET aptasensor for rapid
malaria diagnosis, Scientific Reports, 7, 1, 17510, 2017.
70. Xi, W, S Sonam, T B Saw, B Ladoux, C T Lim, Emergent patterns of collective cell migration under
tubular confinement, Nature Communications, 8, 1517, 2017.
71. Lim, S B, S J Tan, W-T Lim, C T Lim, Integrative genomic approach identifies a 29-gene
extracellular matrix-related prognostic and predictive indicator (EPPI) for early-stage non-small cell
lung cancer, Nature Communications, 8, 1734, 2017.
72. Ye, T, P-T Nhan, C T Lim, Li Y, Red blood cell motion and deformation in a curved microvessel,
Journal of Biomechanics, 65, 12-22. 2017.
73. Kenry, Y B Lim, M H Nai, J S Cao, K P Loh, C T Lim, Graphene oxide inhibits malaria parasite
invasion and delays parasitic growth in vitro, Nanoscale, 9, 14065-14073, 2017.
74. Saw, T B, A Doostmohammadi, V Nier, L Kocgozlu, S Thampi, Y Toyama, P Marcq, C T Lim*, J M
Yeomans*, B Ladoux*, Topological defects in epithelia govern cell death and extrusion, Nature, 544,
212–216, 2017.
75. Xi, W, F Kong, J C Yeo, L T Yu, S Sonam, M Dao, X B Gong, C T Lim, Soft tubular microfluidics
for 2D and 3D applications, PNAS, 114, 40, 10590-10595, 2017.
76. Lykov, K, Y Nematbakhsh, M L Shang, C T Lim*, I V Pivkin*, Probing eukaryotic cell mechanics
via mesoscopic simulations, PLOS Computational Biology, 13, 9, e1005726, 2017.
77. Fu, J, P Guerette, A Pavesi, N Horbelt, C T Lim, M J Harrington, A Miserez, Artificial Hagfish
Protein Fibers with Ultra-High and Tunable Stiffness, Nanoscale, 9, 12908-12915, 2017.
78. Li, Y, L Chen, F Kong, Z Wang, M Dao, C T Lim, F Li, M H Hong, Functional micro‐concrete 3D
hybrid structures fabricated by two‐photon polymerization, Opto-Electronic Engineering, 44, 4, 393,
2017.
79. Lin, S, S Lam, S Ohe, K Tran, I Ramos, A A Bhagat, C T Lim, S J O'Day, L Foshag, D Hoon,
Monitoring of multimodality immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment efficacy in metastatic melanoma
patients through molecular analysis of circulating tumor cells, Cancer Research, 77, 13, 3788, 2017.
80. Nematbakhsh, Y, K Pang, C T Lim, Correlating the viscoelasticity of breast cancer cells with their
malignancy, Convergent Science Physical Oncology, 3, 034003. 2017.
81. Chaudhuri, P K, C Q Pan, B C Low, C T Lim, Differential Depth Sensing Reduces Cancer Cell
Proliferation via Rho-Rac Regulated Invadopodia, ACS Nano, 11, 7, 7336-7348, 2017.
82. Zhang, T, S Mei, Q Wang, H Liu, C T Lim, J Teng, Reconfigurable optical manipulation by phase
change material waveguides, Nanoscale, 9, 6895-6900, 2017.
83. Zhang, T, M R C Mahdy, Y Liu, J H Teng, C T Lim, Z Wang, C-W Qiu, All-optical chirality-
sensitive sorting via reversible lateral forces in interference fields, ACS Nano, 11, 4, 4292-4300,
2017.
84. Kenry, A Geldert, Y P Liu, K P Loh, C T Lim, Nano-Bio Interactions between Carbon Nanomaterials
and Blood Plasma Proteins: Why Oxygen Functionality Matters, NPG Asia Materials, 9, e422, 2017.
85. Wu, Y L, W Engl, B Hu, P Q Cai, W R Leow, N S Tan, C T Lim, X D Chen, Nanomechanically
Visualizing Drug-Cell Interaction at the Early Stage of Chemotherapy, ACS Nano, 11, 7, 6996–7005,
2017.
86. Lim, Y B, J Thingna, J Cao, C T Lim, Single molecule and multiple bond characterization of catch
bond associated cytoadhesion in malaria, Scientific Reports, 7, 4208, 2017.
87. Geldert, A, Kenry, X Zhang, H Zhang, C T Lim, Enhancing the Sensing Specificity of a MoS2
Nanosheet-Based FRET Aptasensor Using a Surface Blocking Strategy, Analyst, 142, 2570-2577,
2017.
88. Qiao, Y, J Chen, Y B Lim, M L Finch-Edmondson, V P Seshachalam, L Qin, T Jiang, B C Low, H
Singh, C T Lim, M Sudol, YAP regulates actin dynamics through ARHGAP29 and promotes
metastasis, Cell Reports, 19, 8, 1495-1502, 2017.
89. Li, B L, M Setyawati, L Chen, J Xie, K Ariga, C T Lim, S Garaj, D Leong, Directing Assembly and
Disassembly of 2D MoS2 Nanosheets with DNA for Drug Delivery, ACS Applied Materials &
Interfaces, 9, 18, 15286–15296, 2017.
90. Hu, B, W R Leow, S Amini, B Nai, X Zhang, Z Liu, P Cai, Z Li, Y L Wu, A Miserez, C T Lim, X
Chen, Orientational Coupling Locally Orchestrates Cell Migration Pattern for Re-epithelialization,
Advanced Materials, 29, 1700145, 2017.
91. Tarle, V, E Gauquelin, S R K Vedula, J D'Alessandro, C T Lim, B Ladoux, N Gov, Modeling
collective cell migration in geometric confinement, Physical Biology, 14, 3, 035001, 2017.
92. Chakraborty, S, K Njah, A V Pobbati, Y B Lim, A Raju, M Lakshmanan, V Tergaonkar, C T Lim, W
Hong, Agrin as a Mechanotransduction Signal Regulating YAP through the Hippo Pathway, Cell
Reports, 18, 10, 2464-2479, 2017.
93. Xi, W*, J C Yeo*, L Yu, S Zhang, C T Lim, Wearable microtubular tactile sensor for real-time
physiological pulse monitoring, Advanced Materials Technologies, 1700016, 2017.
94. Yeo, J C, Z Liu, Z-Q Zhang, P Zhang, Z P Wang, C T Lim, Wearable mechanotransduced tactile
sensor for artificial haptic perception, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2, 6, 1700006, 2017.
95. Singh, H, K Madnani, Y B Lim, J Cao, P R Preiser, C T Lim, Expression dynamics and
physiologically relevant functional study of STEVOR in asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum
infection, Cellular Microbiology 19, 6, e12715, 2017.
96. Mantaranon, N, M Kotaki, C T Lim, S Chirachanchai, In situ formation of benzoxazines in
polyoxymethylene: a simple approach for retarding formaldehyde generation and tuning mechanical
properties under a semi-interpenetrating network, RSC Advances, 6, 91468 – 91476, 2016.
97. Mei, S, K Huang, T Zhang, M Q Mehmood, H Liu, C T Lim, J Teng, C W Qiu Evanescent vortex:
Optical subwavelength spanner, Applied Physics Letters, 109, 191107, 2016.
98. Jing, T Y, Z X Lai, L Wu, J Han, C T Lim, C H Chen, Single Cell Analysis of Leukocyte Protease
Activity using Integrated Continuous-Flow Microfluidics, Analytical Chemistry, 88, 23, 11750-
11757, 1016.
99. Kenry, A Geldert, X Zhang, H Zhang, C T Lim, Highly Sensitive and Selective Aptamer-based
Fluorescence Detection of a Malarial Biomarker using Single-Layer MoS2 Nanosheets, ACS Sensors,
1, 11, 1315–1321, 2016.
100. Kenry, A Geldert, Z Lai, Y Huang, P Yu, C Tan, Z Liu, H Zhang, C T Lim, Single-Layer Ternary
Chalcogenide Nanosheets as a Fluorescence-based “Capture-Release” Biomolecular Nanosensor,
Small, 13, 5, 1601925, 2016.
101. Yeo, J C, J Yu, Z M Koh, Z Wang, C T Lim, Wearable pressure sensors based on flexible
microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, 16, 17, 3244-50, 2016.
102. Kocgozlu, L^, T B Saw^, A P Le, I Yow, M Shagirov, E Wong, R-M Mège, C T Lim, Y Toyama,
B Ladoux, Epithelial cell packing induces distinct modes of cell extrusions, Current Biology, 26, 21,
2942-2950, 2016.
103. Hirata, H, W-C Ku, A K Yip, C P Ursekar, K Kawauchi, A Roy, A K Guo, S R K Vedula, I
Harada, K-H Chiam, Y Ishihama, C T Lim, Y Sawada, and M Sokabe, MEKK1-dependent
phosphorylation of calponin-3 tunes cell contractility, Journal of Cell Science, 129, 19, 3574-3582,
2016.
104. Tan, C L, T H Lim, T K H Lim, D S W Tan, Y W Chua, M K Ang, B Pang, C T Lim, A Takano,
A S T Lim, M C Leong, W T Lim, Concordance of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene
rearrangements between circulating tumor cells and tumor in non-small cell lung cancer, Oncotarget,
7, 17, 23251-62, 2016.
105. Kumar, N, A S Zaw, B L Khoo, S Nandi, M Puhaindran, G Singh, C T Lim, J P Thiery,
Intraoperative Cell Salvage in Metastatic Spine Tumour Surgery Reduces Potential for Reinfusion of
Viable Cancer Cells, European Spine Journal, 25, 12, 4008-4015, 2016.
106. Chen, T F, K S Siow, P Y Ng, M H Nai, C T Lim, B Y Majlis, Ageing Properties of Polyurethane
Methacrylate and Off-Stoichiometry Thiol-Ene Polymers after Nitrogen and Argon Plasma
Treatment, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133, 42, 2016.
107. Kenry, J C Yeo, J Yu, M Shang, K P Loh, C T Lim, Highly flexible graphene oxide
nanosuspension liquid-based microfluidic tactile sensor, 12, 12, 1593-604, Small, 2016.
108. Khoo, B L, G Grenci, T Y Jing, Y B Lim, S C Lee, J P Thiery, J Han, C T Lim, Liquid Biopsy
and Therapeutic Response: Circulating Tumor Cell Cultures for Evaluation of Anti-Cancer
Treatment, Science Advances, 2, 7, e1600274, 2016.
109. Lee, W H, Y C Lee, N N Mon, S Y Lu, Q S Lin, B Pang, B Yan, S R K Vedula, H Singh, T Z
Tan, J P Thiery, C T Lim, P B O Tan, M Johansson, C Harteneck, Y P Lim, TRPV4 Regulates Breast
Cancer Cell Extravasation, Stiffness and Actin Cortex, Scientific Reports, 6, 27903, 2016.
110. Kenry, Kian Ping Loh, Chwee Teck Lim, Selective Concentration-Dependent Manipulation of
Intrinsic Fluorescence of Plasma Proteins by Graphene Oxide Nanosheets, RSC Advances, 6, 46558-
66, 2016.
111. Nam, J, Y Shin, J K S Tan, Y B Lim, C T Lim, S Kim, High-throughput malaria parasite
separation using a viscoelastic fluid for ultrasensitive PCR detection, Lab on a Chip, 16, 2086-92,
2016.
112. Yeo, J C, H K Yap, X Wang, Z Wang, C H Yeow*, C T Lim*, Flexible and stretchable strain
sensing actuator for wearable soft robotics application, Advanced Materials Technologies, 1, 3, 2016.
113. Kenry, K P Loh, C T Lim, Molecular interactions of graphene oxide with human blood plasma
proteins, Nanoscale, 8, 9425-41, 2016.
114. Liu, Q, J Nam, S Kim, C T Lim, M K Park, Y Shin, Two-Stage Sample-to-Answer System for
Malaria Detection, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 82, 1-8, 2016.
115. Nier, V, S Jain, C T Lim, S Ishihara, B Ladoux, P Marcq, Inference of Internal Stress in a Cell
Monolayer, Biophysical Journal, 110, 7, 1625-35, 2016.
116. Yeo, J C, Kenry, J Yu, K P Loh, Z P Wang, C T Lim, Triple-state liquid-based microfluidic
tactile sensor with high flexibility, durability, and sensitivity, ACS Sensors, 1, 5, 543-551, 2016.
117. Kenry, C Parthiv, K P Loh, C T Lim, Selective accelerated proliferation of malignant breast
cancer cells by planar graphene oxide films, ACS Nano, 10, 3, 3424-34, 2016.
118. Yeo, T#, S J Tan#*, C L Chew, D P X Lau Xi, Y W Chua, S K Sai, I Gopal, G S Tan, T K H Lim,
Daniel S W Tan, W T Lim*, C T Lim*, Microfluidic enrichment for the single cell analysis of
circulating tumor cells, Scientific Reports, 6, 22076, 2016.
119. Sonam, S, S R Sathe, E K F Yim, M P Sheetz, C T Lim, Cell contractility arising from
topography and shear flow determines human mesenchymal stem cell fate, Scientific Reports, 6,
20415, 2016.
120. Le, S, R Liu, C T Lim*, J Yan*, Uncovering mechanosensing mechanisms at the single protein
level using magnetic tweezers, Methods, 94,13-8, 2016.
121. Chaudhuri, P K, C Q Pan, B C Low*, C T Lim*, Topography induces differential sensitivity on
cancer cell proliferation via Rho-ROCK-Myosin contractility, Scientific Reports, 6, 19672, 2016.
122. Hamano, F, H Seki, K Ma, M Gopiraman, C T Lim, I S Kim, Cellulose acetate nanofiber mat
with honeycomb-like surface structure, Materials Letters, 169, 33- 36, 2016.
123. Warkiani, M E, B L Khoo, L Wu, A K P Tay, A A S Bhagat, J Han, C T Lim, Ultra-fast, label-
free isolation of circulating tumor cells from blood using spiral microfluidics, Nature Protocols, 11,
134–148, 2016.
124. Zhang, R, R Suwanarusk, B Malleret, F Nosten, M Dao, C T Lim, L Renia, K Tan, B Russell, A
basis for rapid clearance of circulating ring-stage malaria parasites by the spiroindolone KAE609,
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 213, 1, 100-4, 2016.
125. Nam, J, J K S Tan, B L Khoo, B Namgung, H L Leo, C T Lim, S Kim, Hybrid capillary-inserted
microfluidic device for sheathless particle focusing and separation in viscoelastic flow,
Biomicrofluidics, 9, 064117, 2015.
126. Lai, L P, X F Xu, C T Lim, J S Cao, Stiffening of Red Blood Cells Induced by Disordered
Cytoskeleton Structures: A Joint Theory-experiment Study, Biophysical Journal, 109, 11, 2287–2294,
2015.
127. Wu, F, C Lu, P Kumar, A E Marjouf, W Qiu, S P Zhong, C T Lim, J P Thiery, R C Liu,
Homophilic interaction and deformation of E-cadherin and Cadherin 7 probed by single molecule
force spectroscopy, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 587, 38–47, 2015.
128. Wang, J, C-J Zhang, W N Chia, C C Y Loh, Z Li, Y M Lee, Y He, L-X Yuan, T K Lim, M Liu, C
X Liew, Y Q Lee, J Zhang, N Lu, C T Lim, Z-C Hua, B Liu, H-M Shen, K S W Tan, Q S Lin, Haem-
activated promiscuous targeting of artemisinin in Plasmodium falciparum, Nature Communications,
6, 10111, 2015.
129. Yeo, J C, Z P Wang, C T Lim, Microfluidic size separation of cells and particles using a swinging
bucket centrifuge, Biomicrofluidics, 30, 9(5):054114, 2015.
130. Kenry, KP Loh, CT Lim, Molecular Hemocompatibility of Graphene Oxide and Its Implication
for Antithrombotic Application, Small, 11(38):5105-17, 2015.
131. Wang, S, S P Zhong, C T Lim, H Nie, Effects of fiber alignment on stem cell – fibrous scaffold
interactions, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3, 3358-3366, 2015.
132. Nam, J H, B Namgung, C T Lim, KS Cho, S Kim, Novel microfluidic device for sheathless
particle focusing and separation using a viscoelastic fluid, Journal of Chromatography A, 1406:244-
50, 2015.
133. Tijore, A, P Cai, M H Nai, Z Li, Y Wang, C Y Tay, C T Lim, X D Chen, L P Tan, Role of
Cytoskeletal Tension in the Induction of Cardiomyogenic Differentiation in Micropatterned Human
Mesenchymal Stem Cell, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 4(9):1399-407, 2015.
134. Gupta, M, B R Sarangi, J Deschamps, Y Nematbakhsh, A Callan-Jones, F Margadant, R-M
Mege, C T Lim, R Voituriez, B Ladoux, Adaptive rheology and ordering of cell cytoskeleton govern
matrix rigidity sensing, Nature Communications, 6:7525, 2015.
135. Khoo, B L, S C Lee, P Kumar, T Z Tan, M E Warkiani, S G W Ow, S Nandi, C T Lim, J P
Thiery Short-term expansion of breast circulating cancer cells predicts response to anti-cancer
therapy, Oncotarget, 6(17):15578-93, 2015.
136. Qiu, C W, W Ding, M R C Mahdy, D Gao, T Zhang, F C Cheong, A Dogariu, Z Wang, C T Lim,
Photon Momentum Transfer in Inhomogeneous Dielectric Mixtures and Induced Tractor Beams,
Light: Science & Applications, 4, e278, 2015.
137. Gao, D L, A Novitsky, T H Zhang, F C Cheong, L Gao, C T Lim, B Luk’yanchuk, C-W
Qiu, Unveiling the correlation between non-diffracting tractor beam and its singularity in Poynting
vector, Laser & Photonics Reivews, 9, 1, 75–82, 2015.
138. Kurniawan, N A, P K Chaudhuri, C T Lim, Concentric gel system to study the biophysical role of
matrix microenvironment on 3D cell migration, Journal of Visualized Experiments, (98), e52735,
doi:10.3791/52735 (2015).
139. Cheong, F C, C C Wong, Y Gao, B M H Nai, Y Cui, S Park, L J Kenney, C T Lim, Rapid, High-
throughput Tracking of Bacterial Motility in 3D using Phase Contrast Holographic Video
Microscopy, Biophysical Journal, 108, 5, 1248-56, 2015.
140. Malleret, B, A Li, R Zhang, K S W Tan, R Suwanarusk, C Claser, J S Cho, E G L Koh, C S Chu,
S Pukrittayakamee, M L Ng, F Ginhoux, L G Ng, C T Lim, F Nosten, G Snounou, L Rénia, B
Russell, Plasmodium vivax: restricted tropism and rapid remodelling of CD71 positive reticulocytes,
Blood, 125, 1314-1324, 2015.
141. Ong, C T, Zhang Y Z, Lim R, Samsonraj R, Masilamani J, Phan T H H, Ramakrishna S, Lim I,
Kee I, Fahamy M, T Vilma, Lim C T, Phan T T, Preclinical Evaluation of Tegaderm™ Supported
Nanofibrous Wound Matrix Dressing on Porcine Wound Healing Model, Advances in Wound Care,
4(2): 110-118, 2015.
142. Ramji, R, F C Cheong, H Hirata, A R A Rahman, C T Lim, Rapid Quantification of Live Cell
Receptors using Bioluminescence in a Flow based Microfluidic Device, Small, 11, 8, 943-51, 2015.
143. Corbin, E A, F Kong, C T Lim, W P King, R Bashir, Biophysical Properties of Human Breast
Cancer Cells Measured Using Silicon MEMS Resonators and Atomic Force Microscopy, Lab on a
Chip, 15, 3, 839-47, 2015.
144. Majid, E W, A Tay, B L Khoo, X F Xu, J Han, C T Lim, Malaria detection using inertial
microfluidics, Lab-on-Chip, 15, 1101-1109, 2015.
145. Hirata, H, M Gupta, S R K Vedula, C T Lim, B Ladoux, Masahiro Sokabe, Actomyosin bundles
serve as a tension sensor and a platform for ERK activation, EMBO Reports, 16(2):250-7, 2015.
146. Li, Y, C T Lim, M Kotaki, Study on structural and mechanical properties of porous PLA
nanofibers electrospun by channel-based electrospinning system, Polymer, 56, 572–580, 2015.
147. Vedula, S R K, G Peyret, I Cheddadi, T Chen, A Brugués, H Hirata, H Lopez-Menendez, Y
Toyama, L Almeida, X Trepat, C T Lim, B Ladoux, Mechanics of epithelial closure over non-
adherent environments, Nature Communications, 6, 6111, 2015.
148. Jing, T Y, R Ramjia, E W Majid, J Han, C T Lim and C-H Chen, Jetting Microfluidics with Size-
Sorting Capability for Single-Cell Protease Detection, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 66, 19-23, 2015.
149. Poon, Z, W C Lee, G F Guan, L M Nyan, C T Lim, J Han, K J van Vliet, Bone Marrow
Regeneration Promoted by Biophysically Sorted Osteoprogenitors from Mesenchymal Stromal Cells,
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 4(1):56-65, 2015.
150. Yao, M X, C T Lim, B Ladoux, R M Mege, J Yan, Mechanical Activation of alpha-Catenin and
Vinculin, Biophysical Journal, 108, 2, 179A, 2015.
151. Lim, C T, Microfluidics for Rare Cell Capture, Biophysical Journal, 108, 2, 630A-631A, 2015.
152. Narayanaswamy, A K, N M Hoon, NM, C T Lim, T Aung, Young's Modulus Determination of
Normal and Glaucomatous Human Irides, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 56, 7,
2015.
153. Lee, W C, C H Lim, Kenry, C L Su, K P Loh, C T Lim, Cell Assembled Graphene Biocomposite
for Enhanced Chondrogenic Differentiation, Small, 11(8):963-9, 2015.
154. Xu, J, M H Nai, C T Lim, C Le Visage, J K Y Chan, S Y Chew, Polysaccharide nanofibers with
variable compliance for directing cell fate, Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A,
103(3):959–968, 2015.
155. Ng, A M H, Kenry, C T Lim, H Y Low, K P Loh, Highly sensitive reduced graphene oxide
microelectrode array sensor, Bionsensors & Bioelectronics, 65C:265-273, 2014.
156. Ye, T, N Phan-Thien, B C Khoo, C T Lim, Application Of Dissipative Particle Dynamics To The
Study of a Red Blood Cell in Simple Shear Flow, International Journal of Modern Physics, 34,
1460373, 2014.
157. Wu, A, A A Bhagat, M C Leong, C T Lim, ClearCell FX: A microfluidic system for label-free
circulating tumor cell enrichment, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32,15, 2014.
158. Lee, W C*, H Shi*, Z Poon, L M Nyan, T Kaushik, G Shivashankar, J K Y Chan, C T Lim, J.
Han, K J Van Vliet, Multivariate biophysical markers predictive of mesenchymal stromal cell multi
potency, PNAS, 111(42):E4409-18, 2014.
159. Ye, T, N Phan-Thien, B C Khoo, C T Lim, A Three-dimensional Numerical Study on Rheology
of a File of Red Blood Cells in a Tube Flow, J. Appl. Phys., 116, 124703, 2014.
160. Sun, W, C T Lim, N A Kurniawan, Mechanistic adaptability of cancer cells strongly affects anti-
migratory drug efficacy, J Roy Soc – Interface, 11(99). pii: 20140638, 2014.
161. Hirata, H, K H Chiam, C T Lim, M Sokabe, Actin flow and talin dynamics govern rigidity
sensing in the actin-integrin linkage through talin extension, J Roy Soc – Interface, 11(99). pii:
20140734, 2014.
162. Khoo, B L, E W Majid, D S W Tan, A A S Bhagat, D Irwin, D P Lau, A S T Lim, K H Lim, S S
Krisna, W T Lim, Y S Yap, S C Lee, R A Soo, J Han, C T Lim, Clinical validation of an ultra high-
throughput spiral microfluidics for the detection and enrichment of viable circulating tumor cells,
PLoS One, 9(7):e99409, 2014.
163. Zhang, R, W-C Lee, B Malleret, R Suwanarusk, M Dao, C Chu, C T Lim, L Renia, F Nosten, B
Russell, Therapeutic disruption of Plasmodium vivax infected red cell deformability, Malaria Journal,
13 (Suppl 1):O25, 2014.
164. Yao, M, W Qiu, R Liu, A K Efremov, P Cong, R Seddiki, M Payre, C T Lim, B Ladoux, R M
Mège, J Yan, Force-dependent conformational switch of a-catenin controls vinculin binding, Nature
Communications, 5, 4525, 2014.
165. Ye, T, N Phan-Thien, B C Khoo, C T Lim, Numerical modelling of a healthy/malaria-infected
erythrocyte in shear flow using dissipative particle dynamics method, J. Appl. Phys., v115, 224701,
2014.
166. Hay, H S, E M Shin, M H Lee, J N Goh, T Z Tan, Y P Sen, S W Lim, E Yousef, H T Ong, A A
Thike, X Kong, E Mendoz, W Sun, M Salto-Tellez, C T Lim, P Lobie, Y P Lim, C Yap, G Sethi, M
Lee, P Tan, B C Cher, L Miller, J-P Thiery, T Zhu, L Gaboury, P H Tan, K M Hui, G W C Yip, S
Miyamoto, V Tergaonkar, A P Kumar, DEAD-box Helicase DP103, an Essential Regulator of NEMO
SUMOylation and NFkB Activation, Defines the Metastatic Potential of Human Breast Cancers,
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 124(9):3807-3824, 2014.
167. Wu, Y N, J B K Law, A Y He, H Y Low, J H P Hui, C T Lim, Z Yang, E H Lee, Substrate
topography determines the fate of chondrogenesis from human mesenchymal stem cells resulting in
specific cartilage phenotype formation, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine,
10(7):1507-16, 2014.
168. Majid, E W, B L Khoo, D S W Tan, A A S Bhagat, W T Lim, Y S Yap, S C Lee, R A Soo, J Han,
C T Lim, An ultra-high throughput spiral microfluidic biochip for the enrichment of circulating tumor
cells, Analyst, 139, 3245-3255, 2014.
169. Sun, W, N A Kurniawan, A P Kumar, R Rajagopalan, C T Lim, Effects of migrating cell–induced
matrix reorganization on 3D cancer cell migration, Cell & Molecular Bioengineering, 7, 2, 205-217,
2014.
170. Ramji, R, M Wang, A A S Bhagat, D S W Tan, N V Thakor, C T Lim, C H Chen, Single cell
kinase signaling assay using pinched flow coupled droplet microfluidics, Biomicrofluidics, 8,
034104, 2014.
171. Hirata, H, H Tatsumi, C T Lim, M Sokabe, Force-dependent vinculin binding to talin in live cells:
a crucial step in anchoring the actin cytoskeleton to focal adhesions, Am J Physiol - Cell Physiol, 306
(2014):C607-C620.
172. Vedula, S.R.K., H. Hirata, M.H. Nai, A. Brugés, Y. Toyama, X. Trepat, C.T. Lim*, B. Ladoux*,
Epithelial bridges maintain tissue integrity during collective cell migration, Nature Materials, 13
(2014): 87-96.
173. Guo, S, B C Khoo, S L M Teo, S P Zhong, C T Lim, H P Lee, Effect of ultrasound on cyprid
footprint and juvenile barnacle adhesion on a fouling release material, Colloids and Surfaces B:
Biointerfaces, 115 (2014): 118-124.
174. Benoit, J B M, F G Xu, N Mohandas, R Suwanarusk, C Chu, J A, Leite, K Low, C Turner, K
Sriprawat, R Zhang, O Bertrand, Y Colin, F T M, Costa, C N Ong, M L Ng, C T Lim, F Nosten, L
Renia and M R Bruce, Significant Biochemical, Biophysical and Metabolic Diversity in Circulating
Human Cord Blood Reticulocytes, PLoS One, 1932-6203, 2013.
175. Ramji, R, C X Ang, J Y Ng, C T Lim, C H Chen, Microfluidic Single Mammalian Cell Lysis in
Pico-Litre Droplets, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Special Issue, S:12, 2013.
176. Majid, E W, G Guan, B L Khoo, C L Wong, A A S Bhagat, D S W Tan, D W T Lim, S C Lee, P
C Y Chen, C T Lim*, J Y Han*, Slanted spiral microfluidics for the ultra-fast, label-free isolation of
circulating tumor cells, Lab on a Chip, 14 (2014): 128-137.
177. Ng, A.M.H., Y. Wang, W.C. Lee, C.T. Lim, K.P. Loh, H.Y. Low, Patterning of graphene with
tunable size and shape for microelectrode array devices, Carbon, 67 (2014): 390-397.
178. Ye, T, N Phan-Thien, B C Khoo, C T Lim, Stretching and relaxation of malaria-infected red
blood cells, Biophysical Journal, 105, 5(2013): 1103-1109.
179. Wang, Y T, S Y Chang, Y C Huang, T C Tsai, C M Chen, C T Lim, Nanomechanics insights into
the performance of healthy and osteoporotic bones, Nano Letters, 13, 11 (2013):5247–5254.
180. Jiao, G Y, M Dao, C H Sow, C T Lim, Validity range of micropipette radius in using
hemispherical cap model, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 419, 587-592, 2013.
181. Xie, J, S P Zhong, B Ma, F D Shuler, C T Lim, Controlled biomineralization of electrospun
poly(e-caprolactone) fibers to enhance their mechanical properties, Acta Biomaterialia, 9, 3 (2013):
5698-5707.
182. Lim, S X, S L Chang, F C Cheong, E S Tok, Z Zhang, C T Lim C H Sow, A Study of the Laser
Enhanced Field Emission from Decorated Quantum Dots-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Microstructures,
Journal of Physical Chemistry, 117, 27 (2013):14408–14417.
183. Harimawan, A, S P Zhong, C T Lim, Y P Ting, Adhesion of B. subtilis spores and vegetative
cells onto stainless steel - DLVO theories and AFM spectroscopy, Journal of Colloid & Interface
Science, 405 (2013):233-41.
184. Doxzen, K, S R K Vedula, M C Leong, N S Gov, A J Kabla, B Ladoux, C T Lim, Guidance of
collective cell migration by substrate geometry, Integrative Biology, 5 (2013):1026-1035.
185. Xu, X F, A K Efremov, A Li, L P Lai, M Dao, C T Lim, J S Cao, Probing the cytoadherence of
malaria infected red blood cells under flow, PLoS One, 8, 5 (2013): e64763.
186. Wu, Y L, N Putcha, K W Ng, D T Leong, C T Lim, S C J Loo, X D Chen, Biophysical Response
upon the Interaction of Nanomaterials with Cellular Interfaces, Accounts of Chemical Research, 46, 3
(2013):782-91.
187. Shi, H, Z Liu, A Li, J Yin, A G L Chong, K S W Tan, Y Zhang, C T Lim, Life Cycle-dependent
Cytoskeletal Modifications in Plasmodium falciparum Infected Erythrocytes, PLoS One, 4, (2013):
e61170.
188. Tong, L, E Png, A H Hou, S S Yong, H L Yeo, A Riau, E Mendoz, S S Chaurasia, C T Lim, T W
Yiu, S E Iismaa, Molecular Mechanism of Transglutaminase-2 in Corneal Epithelial Migration and
Adhesion, BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1833, 6, (2013): 1304–1315.
189. Png, E, S Yong, H L Yeo, E Mendoz, C T Lim, B Ladoux, L Tong, Tissue transglutaminase in
cellular biomechanics: is it just a glue? Molecular Biology of the Cell, 24, 2013.
190. Hou, H W, M E Warkiani, B L Khoo, Z R Li, R A Soo, D S W Tan, W T Lim, J Y Han, A A S
Bhagat, C T Lim, Isolation and retrieval of circulating tumor cells using centrifugal forces, Scientific
Reports, 3 (2013):1259.
191. Leong, M C, S R K Vedula, C T Lim, B Ladoux, Geometrical constraints and physical crowding
direct collective migration of fibroblasts, Communicative & Integrative Biology, 6, 2 (2013): e23197.
192. Lin, L Y, Y-S Chu, J P Thiery, C T Lim*, I Rodriguez*, Microfluidic cell trap array for
controlled positioning of single cells on adhesive micropatterns, Lab-on-a-Chip, 13 (2012):714-721.
193. Tang, L A L, J Wang, T K Lim, X Bi, W C Lee, Q Lin, Y-T Chang, C T Lim, K P Loh, High
Performance Graphene-Titania Platform for Detection of Phosphopeptides in Cancer Cells, Anal
Chem, 7, 84 (2012):6693-700.
194. Lim, T S, J K H Goh, A Mortellaro, C T Lim, G J Hämmerling, P Ricciardi-Castagnoli, CD80
and CD86 differentially regulate mechanical interactions of T-cells with antigen-presenting dendritic
cells and B-cells, PLoS One, 7, 9 (2012): e45185.
195. Muthukumaran, P, C T Lim, T Lee, Estradiol influences the mechanical properties of human fetal
osteoblasts through cytoskeletal changes, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications,
423, 3 (2012):503–508.
196. Heng, Y W, H H Lim, T Mina, P Utomo, S P Zhong, C T Lim, and C G Koh, TPPP acts
downstream of RhoA-ROCK-LIMK2 to regulate astral microtubule organization and spindle
orientation, Journal of Cell Science, 125, 6 (2012):1579-90.
197. Zhou, E H, F Xu, S T Quek, C T Lim, A power-law rheology based finite element model for
single cell deformation, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 11, 7 (2012):1075-84.
198. Vedula, S R K, M C Leong, T L Lai, P Hersen, A J Kabla, C T Lim, B Ladoux, Emerging modes
of collective cell migration induced by geometrical constraints, PNAS, 109, 32 (2012):12974-12979.
(F1000 recommended as being of special significance)
199. Aingaran, M, R Zhang, S K Law, Z Peng, A Undisz, E Meyer, M Diez-Silva, T A Burke, T
Spielmann, C T Lim, S Suresh, M Dao, M Marti, Host cell deformability is linked to transmission in
the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, Cellular Microbiology, 14, 7 (2012):983-93.
(Editor’s Choice July issue, 2012)
200. Wang, Y, C L Wong, K K Manga, P K Ang, J Lu, Y P Liu, C T Lim, K P Loh, Fluorinated
Graphene for Promoting Neuro-Induction of Stem Cells, Advanced Materials, 31 (2012):4285-4290.
(selected for frontispiece)
201. Muthukumaran, P, T Lee, C T Lim, Influence of estradiol on the mechanical and structural
properties of human fetal osteoblast cells in vitro, Bone, 50 (2012):S82-S82.
202. Hirata, H, C T Lim, H Miyata, 3D coupling of fibronectin fibril arrangement with topology of
ventral plasma membrane, Cell Communication and Adhesion, 19 (2012):17–23.
203. Chaurasia, S S, R Champakalakshmi, A Li, R Poh, X W Tan, R Lakshminarayanan, C T Lim, D
T Tan, J S Mehta, Effect of Fibrin Glue on the Biomechanical Properties of Human Descemet’s
Membrane, PLoSOne, 7, 5 (2012):e37456.
204. Hou, H W, H Y Gan, A A S Bhagat, L D Li, C T Lim, J Y Han, A microfluidics approach
towards high-throughput pathogen removal from blood using margination, Biomicrofluidics, 6
(2012): 024115. (highlighted in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, May 14, 2012)
205. Xie, J W, P W Michaela, S P Zhong, C T Lim, Mussel inspired protein-mediated surface
modification to electrospun nanofibers and their potential applications, JBMR Part A, 100A, 4
(2012): 929-938.
206. Tang, L A L, W C Lee, H Shi, E Y L Wong, C T Lim, K P Loh, Highly Wrinkled Graphene
Oxide Membrane Assembled on Water-Air interface for Spontaneous Stem Cell Differentiation &
Supercapacitor Applications, Small, 8, 3 (2012): 423-431.
207. Ang, P, A Li, M Jaiswal, Y Wang, H W Hou, J Thong, C T Lim, K P Loh, Flow Sensing of
Single Cell by Graphene Transistor in a Microfluidic Channel, Nano Letters, 11, 12 (2011):5240-6.
208. Hu, X L, B Ho, C T Lim, C Y S Hsu, Thermal Treatments Modulate Bacterial Adhesion to
Dental Enamel, Journal of Dental Research, 90, 12 (2011): 1451-1456.
209. Millholland, M G, R Chandramohanadas, A Pizarro, A Wehr, H Shi, C Darling, C T Lim,
Greenbaum D C, The malaria parasite progressively dismantles the host erythrocyte cytoskeleton for
efficient egress, Mol Cell Proteomics. 10, 12: (2011) 10.1074/mcp.M111.010678–2-122011.
210. Lim, C T, S J Tan, W T Lim, M H Tan, Biomechanics Based Microfluidic Biochip for the Label-
free Isolation and Retrieval of Circulating Tumour Cells, European Journal of Cancer, 47 (2011):
S48.
211. Lee, W C, C H Y X Lim, H Shi, L A L Tang, Y Wang, C T Lim, K P Loh, The origin of
enhanced stem cell growth and differentiation on graphene and graphene oxide, ACS Nano, 5, 9
(2011): 7334–7341.
212. Wuang, S C, B Ladoux, C T Lim, Probing the chemo-mechanical effects of an anti-cancer drug
emodin on breast cancer cells, Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering, 4, 3 (2011): 466-475.
213. Png, E, S S Yong, H L Yeo, E Mendoz, M C Leong, C T Lim, L Tong, Transglutaminase is
Important for Cell Adhesion and Migration in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells, Investigative
Ophthalmology & Visual Science 52, 14, 284-284, 2011.
214. Leong, F Y, Q S Li, C T Lim, K H Chiam, Modeling cell entry into a micro-channel,
Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 10, 5 (2011):755-766.
215. Lim, T S, A Mortellaro, C T Lim, G J Hämmerling, P Ricciardi-Castagnoli, Mechanical
interactions between dendritic cells and T cells correlate with T cell responsiveness, Journal of
Immunology, 187, 1 (2011):258-65.
216. Mendoz, E, C T Lim, Collective migration of human breast cancer cells in 2D, Cellular and
Molecular Bioengineering, 4, 3 (2011): 411-426.
217. Fu, H X, B S Freedman, C T Lim, R Heald, J Yan, Atomic Force Microscope Imaging of
Chromatin Assembled in Xenopus laevis Egg Extract, Chromosoma, 120 (2011):245–254.
218. Chandramohanadas, R, Y K Park, L Lui, A Li, D Quinn, K Liew, M Diez- Silva, Y Sung, M Dao,
C T Lim, P R Preiser, S Suresh, Biophysics of Malarial Parasite Exit from Infected Erythrocytes,
PLoS ONE, 6, 6 (2011): e20869.
219. Imai, Y, K Nakaaki, H Kondo, T Ishikawa, C T Lim and T Yamaguchi, Margination of red blood
cells infected by Plasmodium falciparum in a Microvessel, Journal of Biomechanics, 44, (2011):
1553–1558.
220. Yow, S Z, T H Lim, E K F Yim, C T Lim and K W Leong, A 3D Electroactive Polypyrrole-
Collagen Fibrous Scaffold for Tissue Engineering, Polymers, 3, (2011): 527-544.
221. Li, A, T S Lim, H Shi, J Yin, S J Tan, Z Li, B C Low, K S W Tan, C T Lim, Molecular
Mechanistic insights into the endothelial receptor mediated cytoadherence of Plasmodium
falciparum-infected erythrocytes, PLoS One, 6, 3(2011): e16929.
222. Lee, W C, A A S Bhagat, H Sha, K J Van Vliet, J Han, C T Lim, High-throughput cell cycle
synchronization using inertial forces in spiral microchannels, Lab on a Chip, 11, 7 (2011): 1359 -
1367.
223. Muthukumaran, P, C T Lim, T Lee, A Study on the Estradiol Dependent Changes in the
Mechanical and Structural Properties of Human Fetal Osteoblasts Cell Line in vitro, Osteoporosis
International, 21 (2010): S728-S729.
224. Barfod, L, T Dobrilovic, P Magistrado, P Khunrae, F Viwami, J Bruun, M Dahlbäck, N L
Bernasconi, M Fried, D John, P E Duffy, A Salanti, A Lanzavecchia, C T Lim, N T Ndam, M K
Higgins, L Hviid, CSA-adhering Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes express functionally
important antibody epitopes shared by multiple variants, J Immunology, 185, 12 (2010): 7553-7561.
225. Ang, P K, M Jaiswal, C H Y X Lim, Y Wang, J Sankaran, A Li, C T Lim, T Wohland, O
Barbaros, K P Loh, A Bioelectronic Platform Using a Graphene-Lipid Bilayer Interface, ACS Nano,
4, 12 (2010): 7387–7394.
226. Tan, S J, R L Lakshmi, P F Chen, W T Lim, L Yobas, C T Lim, Versatile label free biochip for
the detection of circulating tumor cells from peripheral blood in cancer patients, Biosensors and
Bioelectronics, 26 (2010):1701–1705.
227. Leong, W S, C Y Tay, H Y Yu, A Li, S C Wu, D H Duc, C T Lim, L P Tan, Thickness sensing of
hMSCs on collagen gel directs stem cell fate, Biochemical and Biophysical Research
Communications, 401, 2 (2010): 287-292.
228. Zhang, Y Z, J Venugopal, S Y Wong, X Li, B Su, S Ramakrishna, C T Lim, Enhanced
biomineralization in osteoblasts on a novel electrospun biocomposite nanofibrous substrate of
hydroxyapatite/collagen/chitosan, Tissue Engineering Part A, 16, 6 (2010): 1949-1960.
229. Mo, X J, Q S Li, L W Y Lui, B X Zheng, C H Kang, B Nugraha, Z L Yue, R R Jia, H X Fu, D
Choudhury, T Arooz, J Yan, C T Lim, S L Shen, C H Tan, H Yu, Rapid construction of
mechanically- confined multi- cellular structures using dendrimeric intercellular linker, Biomaterials,
31, 29 (2010): 7455-67.
230. Hou, H W, A A S Bhagat, A G L Chong, P Mao, K S W Tan, J Han, C T Lim, Deformability
based cell margination – A simple microfluidic design for high throughput malaria infected
erythrocyte separation, Lab on a Chip, 10, 19 (2010): 2605-2613.
231. Li, A, B Russell, L Renia, U Lek-Uthai, F Nosten, C T Lim, High density of ‘spiky’ excrescences
covering the surface of an erythrocyte infected with Plasmodium malariae, British Journal of
Haematology, 151, 1 (2010): 1.
232. Kurniawana, N A, C T Lim, R Rajagopalan, Image correlation spectroscopy as a tool for
microrheology of soft materials, Soft Matter, 6 (2010): 3499-3505. (appeared on back cover of issue)
233. Asharani P V, S Swaminathan, S Vadukumpully, S P Zhong, C T Lim, M P Hande, S
Valiyaveettil, Investigations on the Structural Damage in Human Erythrocytes Exposed to Silver,
Gold, and Platinum Nanoparticles, Advanced Functional Materials, 20, 8 (2010): 1233–1242.
(appeared on frontispiece of journal)
234. Bao, Q, H Zhang, J X Yang, S Wang, D Y Tang, R Jose, S Ramakrishna, C T Lim, K P Loh,
Graphene-Polymer Nanofiber Membrane for Ultrafast Photonics. Advanced Functional Materials, 20,
5 (2010): 782-791. (appeared on frontispiece of journal)
235. Zhou, E H, S T Quek, C T Lim, Power-law rheology analysis of cells undergoing micropipette
aspiration, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 9, 5 (2010): 563-572.
236. Zhang, B, T S Lim, S R K Vedula, A Li, C T Lim, V B C Tan, Investigation of the Binding
Preference of Reovirus σ1 to Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A by Classical and Steered Molecular
Dynamics, Biochemistry, 49, 8 (2010): 1776–1786.
237. Aladin, D M K, K M C Cheung, A H W Ngan, C T Lim, K D K Luk, W W Lu, Nano-structure of
Collagen Fibrils in Human Nucleus Pulposus and its Correlation with Macro-scale Tissue Mechanics,
Journal of Orthopedics Research, 28, 4 (2010): 497-502.
238. Imai, Y, H Kondo, T Ishikawa, C T Lim, T Yamaguchi, Modeling of hemodynamics arising from
malaria infection, Journal of Biomechanics, 43, 7 (2010): 1386-1393.
239. Fu, H X, H Chen, J Yan, C T Lim, Salt Solution Effects on Overstretching Transitions of DNA
Molecules, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7 (2010): 1272–1278.
240. Zhu, Y W, Y S Zhang, L Dai, F C Cheong, V B C Tan, C H Sow, C T Lim, Mechanical
Characterization of Hotplate Synthesized Vanadium Oxide Nanobelts. Acta Materialia, 58, 2 (2010):
415-420.
241. Chan, K H K, S Y Wong, X Li, Y Z Zhang, P C Lim, C T Lim, M Kotaki, C B He, Effect of
Molecular Orientation on Mechanical Property of Single Electrospun Fiber of Poly[(R)-3-
hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyvalerate], Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113, 40 (2009): 13179-
13185.
242. Chen, Z, B Wei, X Mo, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, F Cui, Mechanical properties of electrospun
collagen-chitosan complex single fibers and membrane. Materials Science & Engineering C, 29, 8
(2009): 2428-2435.
243. Dai, L, W C D Cheong, C H Sow, C T Lim, V B C Tan, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of ZnO
Nanowires: Size Effects, Defects, and Super Ductility, Langmuir, 26, 2 (2010): 1165-1171.
244. Meyers, M A, C T Lim, A Li, B R Hairul Nizam, E P S Tan, Y Seki, J McKittrick, The role of
organic intertile layer in abalone nacre, Materials Science and Engineering C, C29 (2009): 2398-
2410.
245. Yuan, B, J Wang, R P S Han, C T Lim, AFM-based bending properties of PCL nanofibers,
Journal of Polymer Material Science & Engineering, 25 (2009): 49-52.
246. Yang, C, X Wang, H Z Li, C T Lim, J Li, Cationic Polyrotaxanes as Gene Carriers:
Physicochemical Properties and Real-time Observation of DNA Complexation, and Gene
Transfection in Cancer Cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113, 22 (2009): 7903-7911.
247. Fu, H X, C Hu, G K Chan, C T Lim, Effects of magnesium salt concentrations on B-DNA
overstretching transition, European Physical Journal E, 29, 1 (2009): 45-49.
248. Vedula, S R K, T S Lim, P J Kausalya, B Lane, G Rajagopal, W Hunziker, C T Lim, Quantifying
forces mediated by integral tight junction proteins in cell-cell adhesion, Experimental Mechanics, 49,
1 (2009): 3-9.
249. Lim, C T, A Li, K S W Tan, Molecular mechanistic insights into the adhesion of malaria infected
erythrocytes with endothelium in circulation, Journal of Physiological Sciences, 59 (2009): 58.
250. Dai, L, C H Sow, C T Lim, W C D Cheong, V B C Tan, Numerical Investigations into the Tensile
Behavior of TiO2 Nanowires: Structural Deformation, Mechanical Properties and Size Effects, Nano
Letters, 9, 2 (2009): 576-582.
251. Tan, S J, L Yobas, G Y H Lee, C N Ong, C T Lim, Microdevice for the isolation and enumeration
of cancer cells from blood. Biomedical Microdevices, 11, 4 (2009): 883-892.
252. Hou, H W, Q S Li, G Y H Lee, A P Kumar, C N Ong, C T Lim, Deformability study of breast
cancer cells using microfluidics, Biomedical Microdevices, 11, 3 (2009): 557-564.
253. Varghese, B, Y S Zhang, Y P Feng, C T Lim, C H Sow, Probing the size-structure-property
correlation of individual nanowires, Physical Review B, 79 (2009): 115419.
254. Yow, S Z, C H Quek, E K F Yim, C T Lim, K Leong, Collagen-based Fibrous Scaffold for
Spatial Organization of Encapsulated and Seeded Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Biomaterials, 30,
6 (2009): 1133-1142.
255. Gohil, S, C L Hutchings, K M Fernandez, L Kats, A Li, C T Lim, B M Cooke, Rheological
modification of red blood cells by Babesia parasites, Biorheology, 45, 1-2 (2008): 41.
256. Li, A, T S Lim, H Shi, J Yin, K S W Tan, C T Lim, Single molecular force spectroscopy study of
Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte cytoadherence to endothelial receptors, American
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79, 6 (2008): 348.
257. Shi, H, A Li, J Yin, K S W Tan, C T Lim, AFM study of the extracellular and the cytoplasmic
surfaces of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocyte membranes, American Journal of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene, 79, 6 (2008): 355-356.
258. Sun, L, Ray P S Han, J Wang, C T Lim, Modeling the Size-Dependent Elastic Properties of
Polymeric Nanofibers, Nanotechnology, 19 (2008): 455706-8.
259. Varghese, B, Y S Zhang, L Dai, V B C Tan, C T Lim, C H Sow, Structure-Mechanical Property
of Cobalt Oxides Nanowires with Different Chemical Compositions, Nano Letters, 8, 10 (2008):
3226-3232.
260. Li, Q S, G Y H Lee, C N Ong, C T Lim, AFM indentation study of breast cancer cells,
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 374, 4 (2008): 609-613.
261. Lim, T S, S R K Vedula, H Shi, P J Kausalya, W Hunziker, C T Lim, Probing Effects of pH
change on Dynamic Response of Claudin-2 Mediated Adhesion Using Single Molecule Force
Spectroscopy, Experimental Cell Research, 314, 14 (2008): 2643-2651.
262. Kishen, A, C P Sum, S Matthew, C T Lim, Influence of irrigation regimens on the adherence of
Enterococcus faecalis to root canal dentin, Journal of Endodontics, 34, 7 (2008): 850-854.
263. Zhu, Y W, Y S Zhang, F C Cheong, C H Sow, C T Lim, Annealing effects on the elastic modulus
of tungsten oxide nanowires, Journal of Materials Research, 23, 8 (2008): 2149-2156.
264. Vedula, S R K, T S Lim, E Kirchner, K M Guglielmi, T S Dermody, T Stehle, W Hunziker, C T
Lim, A Comparative Molecular Force Spectroscopy Study of homophilic JAM-A interactions and
JAM-A interactions with reovirus attachment protein sigma-1, Journal of Molecular Recognition, 21,
4 (2008): 210-216.
265. Zhang, Y Z, J R Venugopal, A El-Turki, S Ramakrishna, C T Lim, B Su, Electrospun Biomimetic
Nanocomposite Nanofibers of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan for Bone Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials,
29, 32 (2008): 4314-4322.
266. Lim, T S, S R K Vedula, W Hunziker, C T Lim, Kinetics of Adhesion Mediated by Extracellular
Loops of Claudin-2 as Revealed by Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy, Journal of Molecular
Biology, 381 (2008): 681-691.
267. Varghese, B, C H Sow, C T Lim, Nb2O5 Nanowires as Efficient Electron Field Emitters, Journal
of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 27 (2008):10008–10012.
268. Zhu, Y W, X Lim, M C Sim, C T Lim, C H Sow, Versatile transfer of aligned carbon nanotubes
with PDMS as intermediation, Nanotechnology, 19 (2008): 325304.
269. Zhang, Y, B Su, C T Lim, Electrospinning Nanocomposite Nanofibers of
Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan, Advanced Materials Research, 47-50 (2008): 1363-1366.
270. Varghese, B, M V Reddy, Y Zhu, S L Chang, C H Teo, G V Subba Rao, B V R Chowdari, A T S
Wee, C T Lim, C H Sow, Fabrication of NiO nanowalls electrodes for high performance lithium ion
battery, Chemistry of Materials, 20 (2008): 3360-3367.
271. Zhang, Y Z, B Su, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, Chitosan nanofibres from an easily electrospinnable
UHMWPEO doped chitosan solution system, Biomacromolecules, 9, 1 (2008): 136-141.
272. Lim, C T, E P S Tan, S Y Ng, Effects of Crystalline Morphology on the Tensile Properties of
Electrospun Polymer Nanofibers, Applied Physics Letters, 92 (2008): 141908.
273. Lim, T S, S R K Vedula, J Kausalya, W Hunziker, C T Lim, Single Molecular Level Study of
Claudin-1 Mediated Adhesion, Langmuir, 24 (2008):490-495.
274. Zheng, Z, B Yan, J X Zhang, Y M You, C T Lim, Z X Shen, T Yu, Potassium tungsten bronze
nanowires: Polarized micro-Raman scattering of Individual nanowires and electron field emission
from nanowire films. Advanced Materials, 20 (2008): 352-356.
275. Cheong, F C, B Varghese, Y W Zhu, E P S Tan, L Dai, V B C Tan, C T Lim, C H Sow, WO3-x
nanorods synthesized on a thermal hotplate. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 111, 46 (2007): 17193-
17199.
276. She, X L, G J Song, Z Peng, J J Li, C T Lim, E P S Tan, L Lv, X S Zhao, Nanocables prepared
from polyamide 66 nanotubes enveloping pt nanowires by a secondary-template method, Polymer
Journal, 39, 10 (2007):1025-1029.
277. Varghese, B, C H Teo, Y W Zhu, M V Reddy, B V R Chowdari, A T S Wee, V B C Tan, C T
Lim, C H Sow. Co3O4 Nanostructures with different morphologies and their Field Emission
Properties. Advanced Functional Materials, 17, 12 (2007): 1932-1939.
278. Reddy, M V, T Yu, C H Sow, Z X Shen, C T Lim, G V S Rao, B V R Chowdari. α-Fe2O3
nanoflakes as an anode material for Li-ion batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 17,15 (2007):
2792-2799.
279. Yu, T, B Varghese, Z X Shen, C T Lim,C H Sow, Large-scale metal oxide nanostructures on
template-patterned microbowls: A simple method for growth of hierarchical structures. Materials
Letters, 62, 3 (2007): 389 – 393.
280. Unnikrishnan, V U, G U Unnikrishnan, J N Reddy, C T Lim. Atomistic-mesoscale coupled
mechanical analysis of polymeric nanofibers. Journal of Materials Science, 42, 21 (2007): 8844-8852.
281. Vedula, S R K, T S Lim, H Shi, J P Kausalya, B Lane, G Rajagopal, W Hunziker, C T Lim,
Molecular force spectroscopy of homophilic nectin-1 interactions. Biochemical and Biophysical
Research Communications, 362, 4 (2007): 886-892.
282. Zhu, Y W, A M Moo, T Yu, X J Xu, X Y Gao, Y J Liu, C T Lim, Z X Shen, C K Ong, A T S
Wee, J T Thong, L, C H Sow. Enhanced field emission from O2 and CF4 plasma-treated CuO
nanowires. Chemical Physics Letters, 419, 4-6 (2007): 458-463.
283. Tee, T Y, J E Luan, E Pek, C T Lim, Z W Zhong, Advanced Numerical & experimental
techniques for analysis of dynamic responses & solder reliability during drop impact. IEEE
Transactions on Components & Packaging Technologies, 29, 3 (2007): 449-456.
284. Hutchings, C L, A Li, K M Fernandez, T Fletcher, L A Jackson, J B Molloy, W K Jorgensen, C T
Lim, B M Cooke New insights into the altered adhesive and mechanical properties of red blood cells
parasitised by Babesia bovis. Molecular Microbiology, 65, 4 (2007): 1092-1105. (appeared on the
cover of this issue)
285. Mills, J P, M Diez-Silva, D J Quinn, M Dao, M J Lang, K S W Tan, C T Lim, G Milon, P H
David, O Mercereau-Puijalon, S Bonnefoy, S Suresh. Effect of plasmodial RESA protein on
deformability of human red blood cells harboring Plasmodium falciparum, Proc Natl Acad Sci, 104,
22 (2007): 9213–9217.
286. Chong, K F, K P Loh, S R K Vedula, C T Lim, H Sternschulte, D Steinmüller, F-S Sheu, Y L
Zhong. Characterization of cell adhesion properties of photochemically functionalized diamond
surfaces. Langmuir, 23 (2007): 5615-5621.
287. Chong, E J, T T Phan, I J Lim, Y Z Zhang, B H Bay, S Ramakrishna, C T Lim. Evaluation of
electrospun PCL/Gelatin nanofibrous scaffold for wound healing and layered dermal reconstitution.
Acta Biomaterialia, 3 (2007): 321–330.
288. Tan, E P S, Y Zhu, T Yu, L Dai, C H Sow, V B C Tan, C T Lim. Crystallinity and surface effects
on the Young’s modulus of CuO nanowires. Applied Physics Letters, 90, 16 (2007):163112-163115.
(also in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, AIP, 15, 17, 2007)
289. Luan, J E, T Y Tee, E Pek, C T Lim, Z W Zhong, Dynamic responses and solder joint reliability
under board level drop test. Microelectronics Reliability, 47, 2-3 (2007): 450-460.
290. Li, A, P Y Lee, B Ho, J L Ding, C T Lim. Atomic force microscopy study of the antimicrobial
action of Sushi peptides on Gram negative bacteria. BBA – Biomembranes, 1768, 3 (2007):411-418.
291. Cheong, F C, B Varghese, S Sindhu, C M Liu, S Valiyaveettil, A A Bettiol, J A Van Kan, F
Watt, W S Chin, C T Lim, C H Sow. Direct removal of SU-8 using focused laser writing. Applied
Physics A - Materials Science & Processing, 87, 1(2007):71-76.
292. Yu,T, C H Sow, X J Xu, Y W Zhu, C T Lim, J T L Thong, Formation of α-Fe2O3 nanoflakes by
heating Fe in air. Solid State Phenomena, 121-123(2007): 45-48.
293. Fu, HX, C G Koh, H Chen, C T Lim, Experimental and numerical studies on B-DNA
overstretching transition in presence of sodium ions at physiological temperature, Solid State
Phenomena, 121-123(2007):1093-1096.
294. Zhu, Y W, C H Teo, X J Xu, T Yu, C T Lim, CK Ong, J T L Thong, C H Sow, Effects of O2 and
Ar reactive ion etching on the field emission properties of aligned CuO nanowire films. Solid State
Phenomena, 121-123(2007):793-796.
295. Li, X, K L Liu, J Li, E P S Tan, L M Chan, C T Lim, S H Goh, Synthesis, Characterization, and
Morphology Studies of Biodegradable Amphiphilic Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-alt-Poly(ethylene
glycol) Multiblock Copolymers. Biomacromolecules, 7, 11 (2006): 3112-3119.
296. Cheong, F C, Y W Zhu, B Varghese, C T Lim, C H Sow, Direct Synthesis of Tungsten Oxide
Nanowires on Microscope Cover Glass, Advances in Science and Technology, 51 (2006):1-6.
297. Varghese, B, C C Fook, S Sindhu, T Yu, C T Lim, S Valiyaveettil, C H Sow. Size Selective
Assembly of Colloidal Particles on Template by Directed Self Assembly Technique. Langmuir, 22
(2006):8248-8252.
298. Lim, CT, S R K Vedula, T S Lim, P J Kausalya, R Gunaretnam, W Hunziker, Molecular
interactions of tight junction proteins in cell-cell interaction. Journal of Biomechanics, 39,
Supplement 1 (2006): S241.
299. Li, A, A H Mansoor, K S W Tan, C T Lim, Observations on the internal and surface morphology
of malaria-infected blood cells using optical and atomic force microscopy. Journal of
Microbiological Methods, 66, 3 (2006):434-439.
300. Chew, S Y, T C Hufnagel, C T Lim, K W Leong, Mechanical Properties of Single Electrospun
Drug-Encapsulated Nanofibres. Nanotechnology, 17 (2006):3880-3891.
301. Tan, E P S, C T Lim, Characterization of bulk properties of polymer nanofibrous scaffolds from
nanomechanical properties of single nanofibers. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research – Part A,
77A, 3 (2006): 526-533.
302. Li, P H, Y L Qu, X J Xu, Y W Zhu, T Yu, K C Chin, J Mi, X Y Gao, C T Lim, Z X Shen, A T S
Wee, W Ji, C H Sow, “Cactus” top-decorated aligned carbon nanotubes, Journal of Nanoscience &
Nanotechnology, 6, 4 (2006): 990-995.
303. Tan, E P S, C T Lim. Effects of annealing on the structural and mechanical properties of
electrospun polymeric nanofibres. Nanotechnology, 17 (2006): 2649-2654.
304. Zhang, Y Z, J Venugopal, Z-M Huang, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, Crosslinking of the electrospun
gelatin nanofibers. Polymer, 47, 8 (2006): 2911-2917.
305. Zhang, Y Z, X Wang, Y Feng, J Li, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna. Coaxial electrospinning of fitcBSA
encapsulated PCL nanofibers for sustained release. Biomacromolecules, 7, 4 (2006): 1049-1057.
306. Zhang, Y Z, Y Feng, Z M Huang, S Ramakrishna, C T Lim, Fabrication of Porous Electrospun
Nanofibers, Nanotechnology, 17 (2006): 901-908.
307. Yu, T, Y W Zhu, X J Xu, K S Yeong, Z X Shen, P Chen, C T Lim, J T L Thong, C H Sow,
Simple nanoscience: Substrate-friendly synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures using a hotplate.
Small, 2, 1 (2006): 80-84.
308. Song, T, Y Z Zhang, T J Zhou, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, B Liu, Encapsulation of self-assembled
FePt magnetic nanoparticles in PCL nanofibers by coaxial electrospinning. Chemical Physics Letters,
415, 4-6 (2005): 317-322
309. Yu, T, C H Sow, A Ganti Mahapatruni, F C Cheong, Y W Zhu, K C Chin, X J Xu, C T Lim, Z
X Shen, J T L Thong, A T S Wee, Patterning and fusion of CuO nanorods with focused laser beam.
Nanotechnology, 16, 8 (2005): 1238-1244.
310. Yu, T, Y Zhu, X Xu, Z Shen, P Chen, CT Lim, JTL Thong, CH Sow, Controlled growth and
field emission properties of cobalt oxide nanowalls. Advanced Materials, 17 (2005):1995-1599.
311. Zhu, Y W, T Yu, X J Xu, Y J Liu, C T Lim, A T S Wee, J T L Thong, C H Sow. Efficient field
emission from alpha-Fe2O3 nanoflakes on an AFM tip. Applied Physics Letters, 87 (2005): 023103-
1-023103-3.
312. Hairul Nizam, B R, C T Lim, H K Chng, A U J Yap, Nanoindentation study of human premolar
subjected to bleaching agent. Journal of Biomechanics, 38, 11(2005):2204-2211.
313. Zhang, Y Z, J R Venugopal, Z M Huang, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, Characterization of the
surface biocompatibility of the electrospun PCL-collagen nanofibers using fibroblasts.
Biomacromolecules, vol 6, no 5 (2005): 2583-2589.
314. Zhang, Y Z, H W Ouyang, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, Z M Huang. Electrospinning of Gelatin
fibers and Gelatin/PCL composite fibrous scaffolds. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part
B: Applied Biomaterials, 72B, 1 (2005): 156-165.
315. Tan, E P S, S Y Ng, C T Lim. Nano tensile testing of a single ultrafine polymeric nanofiber.
Biomaterials, 26, 13 (2005): 1453-1456.
316. Tan, E P S, C N Goh, C H Sow, C T Lim, Tensile test of a single nanofiber using an atomic force
microscope tip. Applied Physics Letters, 86 (2005): 073115-073117. (also in Virtual Journal of
Nanoscale Science & Technology, AIP, 11, 7, 21 Feb 2005 and Virtual Journal of Biological
Physics Research, AIP & APS, 9, 4, 15 Feb 2005.)
317. Tan, E P S, C T Lim, Nanoindentation study of nanofibers. Applied Physics Letters, 87
(2005):123106-123109.
318. Li, J, X P Ni, X Li, N K Tan, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna, K W Leong, Micellization Phenomena of
Biodegradable Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers Consisting of Poly(β-hydroxyalkanoic acid) and
Poly(ethylene oxide). Langmuir, 21, 19 (2005): 8681-8685.
319. Zhou, E H, C T Lim, S T Quek, Finite element simulation of the micropipette aspiration of a
living cell undergoing large viscoelastic deformation. Mechanics of Advanced Materials &
Structures, 12, 6 (2005): 501-512.
320. Zhu, Y W, T Yu, F C Cheong, X J Xu, C T Lim, V B C Tan, J T L Thong, C H Sow, Large-scale
synthesis and field emission properties of vertically oriented CuO nanowire films, Nanotechnology,
16 (2005): 88-92.
321. Zhu, Y W, F C Cheong, T Yu, X J Xu, C T Lim, J T L Thong, Z X Shen, C K Ong, Y J Liu, A T
S Wee, C H Sow, Effects of CF4 plasma on the field emission properties of aligned multi-wall carbon
nanotube films. Carbon, 43 (2005): 395-400.
322. Jiang, H, X Y Liu, C T Lim, C Y Hsu, Ordering of self-assembled nanobiominerals in correlation
to mechanical properties of hard tissues. Applied Physics Letters, 86(2005): 163901-163903. (also in
Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, AIP, 11, 16, 25 Apr 2005 and Virtual Journal of
Biological Physics Research, AIP & APS, 9, 8, 15 Apr 2005.)
323. Chng, H K, H N Ramli, A U J Yap, C T Lim, Effect of hydrogen peroxide on intertubular
dentine. Journal of Dentistry, 33, 5 (2005): 363-369.
324. Li, J, M Dao, C T Lim, S Suresh, Spectrin-level modeling of the cytoskeleton and optical
tweezers stretching of the erythrocyte, Biophysical Journal, 88 (2005): 3707-3719.
325. Lim, C T, Q Lan, E H Zhou, A Li, K S W Tan, J P Mills, M Dao, S Suresh, Connections between
biomechanical states and the onset and progression of a malaria infected red blood cell. Biorheology,
40, 12 (2005): 70.
326. Zhou, E H, C T Lim, K S W Tan, M H Ammar, C H Lim, S T Quek, Quantitative evaluation of
the capillary obstruction hypothesis in malaria pathology. Biorheology, 40, 12 (2005): 66.
327. Lim, C T, A Li, K S W Tan, Atomic force microscopy study molecular interactions and host cell
modification in malaria infection. Biorheology, 40, 12 (2005): 65.
328. Tan, V B C, M X Tong, K M Lim, C T Lim, Finite element modeling of electronic packages
subjected to drop impact. IEEE Transactions on Components & Packaging Technologies, 28, 3
(2005): 555-560.
329. Nai, M H, C T Lim, K Zeng, V B C Tan, Nanoindentation study of polymer based
nanocomposites. Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 23 (2005): 363-366.
330. Tan, E P S, C T Lim. Physical properties of a single polymeric nanofiber. Applied Physics
Letters, 84, 9, (2004): 1603-1605. (also in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, AIP,
9, 9, 8 March 2004.)
331. Tan, E P S, C T Lim. A novel approach to tensile testing of micro- and nanoscale fibers. Review
of Scientific Instruments, 75,8 (2004): 2581-2585. (also in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science &
Technology, AIP, 10, 10, 6 Sep 2004.)
332. Yang, L M, V P W Shim, C T Lim, P H Law, A visco-hyperelastic constitutive model to
characterize both tensile and compressive behavior of rubber. Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
92 (2004): 523–531.
333. Lim, C T, M Dao, S Suresh, C H Sow, K T Chew, Large deformation of living cells using laser
traps. Acta Materialia, 52, 7, (2004): 1837-1845.
334. Chung S M, A U J Yap, W K Koh, K T Tsai, C T Lim, Measurement of Poisson’s ratio of dental
composite restorative materials. Biomaterials, 25, 13(2004):2455-2460.
335. Yap, A U J, Chung SM, Chow WS, Tsai KT, Lim CT, Fracture resistance of compomer and
composite restoratives. Operative Dentistry, 29, 1 (2004): 29-34.
336. Huang, Z M, Y Z Zhang, S Ramakrishna & C T Lim. Electrospinning and mechanical
characterization of gelatin nanofibers. Polymer, 45, 15 (2004): 5361-5368.
337. Tee, T Y, H S Ng, C T Lim, E Pek, Z W Zhong. Impact life prediction modeling of TFBGA
packages under board level drop test. Microelectronics Reliability, 44, 7 (2004): 1131-1142.
338. Sow, C H, A A Bettiol, Y Y G Lee, F C Cheong, C T Lim, F Watt. Multiple-spots optical
tweezers created with microlens array fabricated by proton beam writing. Applied Physics B, 78
(2004): 705–709.
339. Zhang,Y Z, Z M Huang, X J Xu, C T Lim, S Ramakrishna. Preparation of Core-Shell Structured
PCL-r-Gelatin Bi-Component Nanofibers by Coaxial Electrospinning, Chemistry of Materials, 16, 18
(2004): 3406-3409.
340. Mills, J P, L Qie, M Dao, C T Lim, S Suresh. Nonlinear Elastic and Viscoelastic Deformation of
the Human Red Blood Cell with Optical Tweezers. Mechanics and Chemistry of Biosystems, 1, 3
(2004): 169-180.
341. Chung, S M, A U J Yap, S P Chandra, C T Lim. Flexural strength of dental composite
restoratives: Comparison of biaxial and three-point bending test. Journal of Biomedical Materials
Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 71B, 2, (2004): 278-283.
342. Lim, C T, V P W Shim, Y H Ng, Finite element modelling of the ballistic impact of fabric
armour. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 28, 1 (2003): 13-31.
343. Tan, V B C, C T Lim, C H Cheong, Perforation of high strength single-ply fabric system.
International Journal of Impact Engineering, 28, 2 (2003): 207-222.
344. Boss, J N, V K Ganesh, C T Lim. Modulus and grading versus geometric grading of composite
adherends in single-lap bonded joints. Composite Structures, 62, 1 (2003): 113 – 121.
345. See, S H, H L Seet, X P Li, J Y Lee, K Y T Lee, S H Teoh, C T Lim. Effect of nanocrystalline
electroplating of NiFe on the material permeability. Materials Science Forum, 437-438 (2003): 53-
56.
346. Seet, H L, S H See, X P Li, J Y Lee, K Y T Lee, S H Teoh, C T Lim. Study of the parameters of
electroplating of ferromagnetic materials in relation to material permeability. Materials Science
Forum, 437-438 (2003): 479-482.
347. Dao, M, C T Lim, S Suresh. Mechanics of the human red blood cell deformed using optical
tweezers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 51 (2003): 2259-2280.
348. Yap, A U J, M K Lee, S M Chung, K T Tsai, C T Lim. Effect of food-simulating liquids on shear
punch strength of composite and polyacid-modified restorative. Operative Dentistry 28, 5 (2003):
529 – 534.
349. Tee, T Y, H S Ng, C T Lim, E Pek. Drop Test and Impact Life Prediction Model for QFN
Packages, Journal of Surface Mount Technology, 16, 3 (2003).
350. Lim, C T, Y M Teo, V P W Shim, Numerical simulation of the drop impact response of a
portable electronic product. IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 25, 3
(2002): 478-485.
351. Lim, C T, V B C Tan, S Ramakrishna, J B K Lee, Low velocity impact studies on a 4-ply knitted
kevlar fabric reinforced epoxy composite. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 21, 2
(2002): 121-138.
352. Lim, C T, V B C Tan, C H Cheong, Perforation of high strength double-ply fabric system by
varying shaped projectiles. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 27, no. 6 (2002): 577-591.
353. Yap, A U J, S P Chandra, S M Chung, C T Lim, Changes in flexural properties of composite
restorative after aging in water. Operative Dentistry, 27, 5 (2002): 468-474.
354. Lim, C T, L B Ong, Z M Huang, S Ramakrishna, Investigation of the effects of anisotropy of
knitted fabric reinforced polymer (KFRP) composite. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites,
20, 8 (2001): 685-699.
355. Shim, V P W, C T Lim, K J Foo, Dynamic mechanical properties of fabric armour. International
Journal of Impact Engineering, 25, 1 (2001): 1-15.
356. Bini, T, S Ramakrishna, Z Huang, C T Lim, Structure-tensile property relationship of knitted
fabric composites. Polymer Composites, 22, 1 (2001): 11-21.
357. Tu, Z H, C T Lim, V P W Shim, A lumped mass numerical model for cellular materials
deformed by impact. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 50, 11 (2001):
2459-2488.
358. Tu, Z H, V P W Shim, C T Lim, Plastic deformation modes in rigid polyurethane foam under
compression. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 38, 50-51 (2001): 9267-9279.
359. Yang, L, V P W Shim, C T Lim, A visco-hyperelastic approach to modelling the constitutive
behaviour of rubber. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 24, 6-7 (2000): 545-560.
360. Shim, V P W, Z H Tu, C T Lim, Two-dimensional response of crushable Polyurethane foam to
low velocity impact. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 24, 6-7 (2000): 703-731.
361. Liew, T, S W Wu, S K Chow, C T Lim, Surface and subsurface damages and magnetic recording
pattern degrading induced by indentation and scratching. Tribology International, 33 (2000): 611-
621.
362. Lim, C T, W J Stronge, Oblique elastic-plastic impact between rough cylinders in plane strain.
International Journal of Engineering Science, 37, 1 (1999): 97-122.
363. Lim, C T, W J Stronge, Normal elastic-plastic impact in plane strain. Mathematical and
Computer Modelling, 28, 4-8 (1998): 323-340.
364. Lim, C T, W J Stronge, Frictional torque and compliance in collinear elastic collisions.
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 36, 10 (1994): 911-930.
JOURNAL/BOOK COVERS
1. Back cover, Lab on a Chip, 16, 3383, 2016.
2. Inside front cover, Advanced Materials Technologies, 1, 3, 2016.
3. Issue cover, Small, 11, 8, 2015.
4. Issue cover, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2014.
5. Back cover, Analyst, 2014.
6. Issue cover, Integrative Biology, 8, 2013.
7. Frontispiece of Advanced Materials, 31, 2012.
8. Issue cover of MRS Bulletin, 35, 5, 2010.
9. Back cover of Soft Matter, 6, 2685, 2010.
10. Issue cover of J. Royal Society – Interface, 7 (Suppl 3), 2010.
11. Frontispiece of Advanced Functional Materials, 20, 8, 2010.
12. Frontispiece of Advanced Functional Materials, 20, 5, 2010.
13. Book cover of Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press,
USA, eds. A.C. Rinaldi, 618, 235-247, 2010.
14. Issue cover of Molecular Microbiology, 65, 4, 2007.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Hirata, H, M Gupta, S R K Vedula, C T Lim, B Ladoux, M Sokabe, Quantifying Tensile
Force and ERK Phosphorylation on Actin Stress Fibers. Methods Mol Biol, 1487, 223-234,
2017.
2. Khoo, B L, P K Chaudhuri, C T Lim, M E Warkiani, “Advancing Techniques and Insights
in Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Research”, Ex Vivo Engineering of the Tumor
Microenvironment, Eds. A R Aref, D Barbie, Humana Press, pp 71-94, 2016.
3. Hirata, H, M Sokabe, C T Lim, Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Force-
Dependent Regulation of Actin-to-ECM Linkage at the Focal Adhesions, in Progress in
Molecular Biology and Translational Science: Mechanotransduction, vol 126, Academic
Press, Boston, pp. 135–156, 2014.
4. Tan, E P S, M H Nai, C T Lim, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun
Nanofibers and Nanocomposites, Nanotechnology and Regenerative Engineering: The
Scaffold, Second Edition, L S Nair and C T Laurencin (eds.), CRC Press, USA, pp. 255-
283, 2014.
5. Tan, E P S, C T Lim, Biomaterials: Mechanical Characterization, In Dekker Encyclopedia
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 3rd Edition. CRC Press, New York, pp. 307–316,
2014.
6. Lee, W C, A A S Bhagat, C T Lim, High-throughput synchronization of mammalian cell
cultures by spiral microfluidics. Humana Press, Malaria Protocols and Methods, R Portner
(ed.), Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, vol. 1104, 3-5, 2014.
7. Leong MC, Vedula SRK, Lim CT, Microfabricated technologies for cell mechanics studies,
Nano and Cell Mechanics: Fundamentals and Frontiers, H D Espinosa and G Bao (eds.),
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK, pp. 293-312, 2013.
8. Majid, EW, Lim CT, Materiomics: Multiscale Mechanics of Biological Materials and
Structures, Microfluidic Platforms for Human Disease Cell Mechanics Studies, M J
Buehler, R Ballarini (eds.), Springer, Vienna, Austria, pp. 107-119, 2013.
9. Bhagat, A.A.S., C.T. Lim, Microfluidic Technologies, Minimal Residual Disease and
Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer, Series on “Recent Results in Cancer Research”,
M Ignatiadis, C Sotiriou, K Pantel (eds.), 195, 59-67, 2012.
10. Li, A, Renia L, Lim CT, Russell B, Atomic Force Microscopy of malaria infected red
blood cells for detecting and localizing single molecular recognition events. Humana Press,
Malaria Protocols and Methods, Robert Ménard (ed.), Springer Science+Business Media,
USA, vol. 293, pp. 299-305, 2012.
11. Russell, B, Li A and Lim CT, Atomic Force Microscopy as a Nanotool to Investigate
Malaria Infected Erythrocytes, Bionanotechnology II: Global Prospects, CRC Press, USA,
ed. D.E. Reisner (ed.), 2011.
12. Vedula SRK, Lim TS, Hunziker W and Lim CT, Biophysical methods in probing claudin
mediated adhesion. Claudins: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology,
Humana Press, USA, Kursad Turksen (ed.), vol. 762, pp. 77-89, 2011.
13. Li A, Lim CT, Probing Human Disease States Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning
Probe Microscopy, World Scientific, Singapore, N. Tomczak & K.E.J. Goh (eds.), 2010.
14. Li QS and Lim CT, Structure-Mechanical Property Changes in Nucleus arising from Breast
Cancer, Cellular and Biomolecular Mechanics and Mechanobiology, Springer, USA, Amit
Gefen (ed.), 2010.
15. Sun, W, Rajagopalan R, Lim CT, Development of Three-Dimensional Tumor Models for
the Study of Anti-Cancer Drug Effects, Mechanobiology of Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix
Interactions, Springer, USA, A W Johnson and B A C Harley (wds.), pp. 151 – 168, 2011.
16. Tan VBC, Ong KC, Lim CT, Field JE, “Dynamic Mechanical Properties and
Microstructural Studies of Lead-Free Solders in Electronic Packaging”, Structural
Dynamics of Electronic and Photonic Systems, E Suhir, T X Yu, D S Steinberg (eds.),
Wiley, USA, pp. 255-276, 2011.
17. Tan SJ, QS Li and CT Lim, “Manipulation of single cells and nuclei”, Methods in Cell
Biology – “Nuclear Mechanics & Genome Regulation”, G.V. Shivashankar 9ed.), vol 98,
pp 80-97, 2010.
18. Li A, B Ho, Ding JL and Lim CT, Use of atomic force microscopy as a tool to understand
the action of antimicrobial peptides on bacteria, Antimicrobial Peptides: Methods and
Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press, USA, eds. A.C. Rinaldi, 618,
235-247, 2010.
19. Zhang YS, Tan EPS, Sow CH and Lim CT, Nanomechanical characterization of one-
dimensional nanostructures, Micro and Nano Mechanical Testing of Materials and Devices,
Yang and Li (eds.),Springer, 2009.
20. Lee GYH and Lim CT, Nanotechnology & Human Diseases, Selected Topics in
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, ATS Wee (ed.), World Scientific, 2009.
21. Zhu Y, Tan EPS, Sow CH and Lim CT, Synthesis of nanowires, Nanocomposite Coatings
and Nanocomposite Materials, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Ochsner, Ahmed, Ali (ed.),
pp. 271-296, 2009.
22. Vedula SRK, Lim TS, Hunziker W and Lim CT, Mechanistic Insights into the
Physiological Functions of Cell Adhesion Proteins Using Single Molecule Force
Spectroscopy, Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Tech Science Press, USA, pp. 169-183,
2008.
23. Tan EPS and Lim CT, Structure and Mechanical Properties of Electrospun Nanofibers and
Nanocomposites, Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering: The Scaffold, L S Nair and C T
Laurencin (eds.), CRC Press, USA, 2008.
24. Cooke BM and Lim CT, Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Healthy and Diseased Red
Blood Cells, Handbook of Hemorheology and Hemodynamics, IOS Press, 2007.
25. Vedula SRK, Lim TS, Rajagopal G, Hunziker W, Lane B, Sokabe M, Lim CT, Role of
External Mechanical Forces in Cell Signal Transduction, Biomechanics at micro- and
nanoscale levels, World Scientific, Singapore, 2007.
26. Tan EPS, Zhang YZ, Ramakrishna S and Lim CT, Polymer nanofibers: Fabrication,
applications and characterization, Specialty Polymers, F Mohammad (ed), IK International,
New Delhi, India, 2007.
27. Tan EPS and Lim CT, Mechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Biomaterials,
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Taylor and Francis Book, New York,
USA, 2006.
28. Tan EPS and Lim CT, Nanomechanical Characterization of Nanofibers: Experimental
Techniques, Nanomechanics of Materials and Structures, Chuang, Andersen, Wu and
Hsieh (eds.), Springer + Business Media, B.V., USA, pp. 121-138, 2006.
29. Lim CT (contributor), Optical Tweezers, Exploring Nanotechnology Multimedia
Encyclopedia, Nanopolis series, iMediasoft, 2005.
EDITORIAL WORKS ON JOURNALS & PROCEEDINGS
1. Goh, C H, C T Lim, H L Leo (eds), IFMBE Proceedings Series on 16th International
Conference on Biomedical Engineering, vol 61, Springer, 2016.
2. Buehler M J, Kaplan D, Lim C T, Spatz J, Biological Materials and Structures in
Physiologically Extreme Conditions and Disease, MRS Symposium Proceedings, vol. 1274,
2010.
3. C.T. Lim, J.Y. Han, J. Guck, H. Espinosa (eds), Special Issue on “Micro- & Nano-
technology for Biomedical Applications”, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing,
vol. 48, no. 10, 2010.
4. C.T. Lim, A Bershadsky, M P Sheetz (eds), Special Issue on Mechanobiology, Royal Society
Journal – Interface, 7 (Suppl 3), 2010.
5. C.T. Lim and J.C.H. Goh (eds), IFMBE Proceedings Series on 6th World Congress of
Biomechanics 2010, Vol. 31, 2010, 1700 pp.
6. Lim, C T, J C H Goh (eds), IFMBE Proceedings Series on 13th International Conference on
Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 23, 2009, 2303 pp. in 3 volumes.
7. Myers M, Hodge A, Lim CT, LeSar R (eds), Acta Biomaterialia, Special Issue, Elsevier,
2007.
8. Wee ATS, Ramakrishna S, Lim CT and Cheah KK, (eds), International Journal of
Nanoscience, Special Issue on The 1st Nanoengineering & Nanoscience Congress 2004, vol.
4, no. 2, April 2005.
9. Shim, V P W, S Tanimura, C T Lim (eds), International Journal of Impact Engineering,
Special Issue, 24, no. 6-7, 2000.
10. Shim, V P W, S Tanimura, C T Lim (eds), Impact response of materials & structures.
Singapore: Oxford University Press, 605 pp, 1999.
11. Quan C, F S Chau, A Asundi, B S Wong and C T Lim (eds), Vol. 5852. SPIE Proceedings of
the Third International Conference on Experimental Mechanics and Third Conference of the
Asian Committee on Experimental Mechanics. United States: SPIE - The International
Society for Optical Engineering, 2004. 972 pp.
12. Chau, F S and C T Lim (eds), Vol. 2921. SPIE Proceedings of the International Conference
on Experimental Mechanics: Advances and Applications. United States: SPIE - The
International Society for Optical Engineering, 1997. 706 pp.